Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a play by Tom Stoppard about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare's Hamlet, who are somewhat interchangeable and provide comic relief. With the events of Hamlet as the backdrop, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern bumble about, unable to make any real sense of the world around them. In the end, they are sent to England with Hamlet, who, as in the play Hamlet, tricks the King to kill Rosencrantz and Guildenstern rather than himself.
This essay will be exploring the themes discussed in Hamlets soliloquy to be or not to be found in the Shakespearean play Hamlet and the themes discussed in Rosencrantz and Guildensterns exchange about death that begins on page 62 of Tom Stoppards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead It will attempt to understand the meaning behind the words of the two texts and explain the themes that they relate to or present Many different themes are presented in Hamlets soliloquy to be or not to be It disc