Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are not dead yet!

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern seems to be pure banter between the two characters.  They make ambiguous statements (an aspect of postmodernism) like the "I'm afraid-" comment.  Also, Hamlet is continuously alluded to which is understandable since it is based on the play.  I love Rosencrantz's ignorance while Guildenstern contemplates and thinks everything through.  The characters seem like complete opposites. Guildenstern comes off as the more intelligent of the two as shown with his allusion to the six monkeys, his continual lists, and long explanations with syllogisms.

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