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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.

The author of this passage is describing (5 points)


intellectual arguments about Shakespeare's characters

misunderstood representations of Shakespeare's characters

problematic depictions of Shakespeare's characters

theatrical adaptations of Shakespeare's characters

Answer 1

Answer:

theatrical adaptations of Shakespeare's characters

Explanation:

In the passage, the speaker makes reference to two Shakespeare's characters in "Hamlet," Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who have been modified in a few adaptations by other authors. The theatrical adaptations are: "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead," by Tom Stoppard, "Waiting for Godot," by Samuel Beckett, and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern," by W. S. Gilbert.

Answer 2

Answer:

Theatrical adaptations of Shakespeare’s characters

Explanation:

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