I Critical Response To Rosencr

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unable to answer any question the reader may ponder, I must do what is closest to the prompt and present the question to the main characters as though it was asked in the story; thus leading to an answer that would be closest to that of Stoppard’s intentions.
To present the probable response of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern if asked the question,
one must first understand their inspiration and nature. The nature of the two characters is that of no direction nor determination; this nature leads them to unanswerable questions. Their questions are often moral, scientific, and even philosophical. The two would be unable to answer the question “How is man to reconcile himself to that absurd world in which he finds himself trapped.” Through the characters Stoppard forces the reader to ask personal questions; he uses the characters’ questions to inspire the reader's "self-discovery." Presenting this question to the characters is causing the reader to consider his own response. ...

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