Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

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and Guildenstern.” “Except my life, except my life, except my life.” “Can you play the murder of Gonzago?” “Take you me for a sponge, my lord?” These lines create a gray area in which both plays share, not only a common setting, but common dialogue. However, some key parts of Hamlet are left out almost completely. “Hamlet in madness hath Polonius slain.” “Give o’er the play. Lights, lights, lights.” Previous knowledge of Hamlet is also very necessary due to the lack of character development (save Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Player, three characters who went un(der)developed in Hamlet). The scene with the players at the beginning of the play is given depth with knowledge of Hamlet, but without it, the scene is just a two dimensional about a very strange troupe of “players”. The play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead uses many details from Hamlet, and to understand the play one must first read, or have suitable knowledge of Hamlet. This is mainly because Rosencrantz and ...

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