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Tom Stoppard's play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, draws on two previous theatrical works: Shakespeare's Hamlet and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead follows the "off-stage" exploits of two minor characters from Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. While the two main characters in Stoppard's play occasionally make brief appearances in "Hamlet," as scripted in Shakespeare's original tragedy, the majority of the play takes place in other parts of the castle where Hamlet is set. While "off stage" in this way, the characters resemble the main characters in the absurdist Waiting for Godot. As in Beckett's play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern pass the time by impersonating other characters, engaging in word play, and remaining silent for long periods of time. These same two characters were also featured in a parody of Hamlet, the short comic play by W. S. Gilbert entitled Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Gilbert's play makes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern into central characters and alters the storyline of Hamlet.

Which words from the text explain how Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are treated in Stoppard's play? (5 points)


Brief appearances

Two minor characters

Remaining silent

Central characters

Answer 1

The passage describes places where Shakespeare's characters were used so the answer is:

Theatrical adaptations of Shakespeare’s characters

Answer 2

Answer:

a

Explanation:

Even though these two characters do appear briefly in Hamlet, they are not minor characters .They are important because they have been friends to the main character and they are summoned by the king when the prince starts behaving differently.In Stoppard´s play there is a reference  the brief appearances of  these  major characters in Hamlet by Shakespeare.