STUDY QUESTIONS

1.) Why do people keep mixing up Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

2.) Why do they mix up each other?

3.) Why did they agree to come to the castle in the first place?

4.) How does Guildenstern view Rosencrantz?

5.) What is the PlayerÂ’s relationship to the two main characters?

6.) Describe Hamlet in this play, and compare him to ShakespeareÂ’s Hamlet.

7.) What are the major differences between Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

8.) Is Rosencrantz happy?

9.) Compare the end of the play to its beginning. What has changed?

10.) What does death mean in this play?

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