Question

In a scene of at least two pages or a narrative of at least one page, depict or describe what happens to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern between the time they walk off stage in Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and the time of their deaths at the hands of the English king. What do the characters do? What do they say? What events lead to their demise? How do they feel along the way? Remember to follow the rules presented in the Project Overview and to look at the ideas suggested there to help you if you get stuck.

Answer 1

In the play while Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are headed to meet the king they both know what their fate awaits them. Since they are use to let things happen and do not take control over their own lives; they resort to gambling and rationalizing to avoid any guilt.

The events that led to their demise started from the delivery of the letter to them. That letter had the order to kill hamlet. But hamlet changed it to condemn both Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. After they realized their situation they just spent their last moments thinking what they had missed that led to this.

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