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Summary: Foul! No repetition!
Review: I loved it, I really did. And I've never even read Hamlet. Rosencrantz is the dumb one and Guildenstern is the smart one. Which means, basically, that Guil makes long speeches while Ros flips (spins?) coins. It's hilarious by turns, especially the scene where they make fun of Hamlet's line, "When the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw." They spend quite a while trying to decide whether the wind is southerly or not, after that. It's full of quotable lines, like . . . for example, my "one-line summary of this review". Really, as long as you know the plot of Hamlet, it's quite amusing, but I would guess that having read the actual play would add a depth to R & G are Dead that I'm totally missing.
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Summary: A brilliant play
Review: Philosophic, witty, and filled with brilliant language, only Stoppard would have been able to turn two minor characters of Hamlet into a play this interesting. The meaning of life and the concept of fate are the major themes, and the play is chilling yet funny.
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Summary: One of Stoppard's best
Review: It's Shakespeare with a twist in this existential look at nobodys. The two minor characters from "Hamlet" are the major characters in this look at life, the human mind, destiny and death. Written with Stoppard's trademark razor-edge wit, "R&G" ranks up there with some of the finest plays written this century.
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Summary: Ros and Guil are dead is one of the best summaries on death
Review: Rosencrantz and Guilenstern are dead is a complex web of ideas wrapped up by stoppard into a play of epic proportions. Unlike Shakespeare Soppard presents this play with Ros and Guil being characters whom rather than being a mere objects of imagery are on centre stage, a stage to which they cannot leave. Stoppard explores the plays title (esp. the "are dead") with a quick ironic and somewhat sharp wit. This is a must read for anyone with any intellect as it is one of this centuries plays that challenge your thoughts and settles into the back of your brain.
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Summary: A hilarious send-up of dramatic convention & deep thought.
Review: Ever wonder whether you were the hero of your life or just a minor character in someone else's?Stoppard explores this question brilliantly in this revisiting of Shakespeare's Hamlet, this time seen through the eyes of two bit-players in that great drama: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern, hapless drifters caught in a whirl of fate and trying to figure out their place in the universe. With dialogue that cracks like a whip and a truly dizzying plot, we follow these two curious men attempt to make sense of the strange dramatic world into which they've been thrust. As this play weaves into & back out of Shakespeare's original, we are treated to a dazzling display of slapstick existentialism. Stoppard has created a contemporary classic that is every bit as entertaining as it is disturbing
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Summary: A hilarious send-up of dramatic convention & deep thought.
Review: Ever wonder whether you were the hero of your life or just a minor character in someone else's? Stoppard explores this premise brilliantly in this revisiting of Shakespeare's Hamlet, this time seen through the eyes of two bit-players in that great drama: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern, hapless drifters caught in a whirl of fate and trying to figure out their place in the universe. With dialogue that cracks like a whip and a truly dizzying plot, we follow these two curious men attempt to make sense of the strange dramatic world into which they've been thrust. As this play weaves into & back out of Shakespeare's original, we are treated to a dazzling display of slapstick existentialism. Stoppard has created a contemporary classic that is every bit as entertaining as it is disturbing
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Summary: A Beckett like philosophy mixed with humor
Review: The play deals with the absurdity of life. Stoppard follows in Beckett's footsteps, leaving the reader with the same feeling he is left with after reading Waiting for Godot, albeit with a few more chuckles. The play is an excellent read and is best read aloud with a friend to help illustrate the humor of the rhythym of the play
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Summary: Brilliant. Insightful. Humourous. Artful.
Review: Have you ever wondered exactly what became of the two men who accompanied Hamlet to his death, only to have it turned around, and instead be their own?
This story answers that question; and goes on to explore death, life, probability, and everything.
Your mind will be dashed to bits by the amazingly well paced and versed dialogue; and you'll be thankful!
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Summary: a review
Review: After reading the reviews of R&G, I find that many of them bear a slight resemblance: This play is about two minor characters in Hamlet who appear in the spotlight of this existentialist blah blah blah
To summarize, the reasons to read this play are numerous. Whether you're looking for a short book for a book report due tomorrow, a humorous read, or a philosophic study, this has you covered.
You can analyze the existentialist implications until your brain hurts, or just enjoy it for its "Laurel and Hardy" comedy.
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Summary: it's a winner
Review: This play nearly comes from the same place as "Waiting for Godot." It's absolutely deliciously absurd and tragically funny.
However, unlike "Godot," the characters of "R & G" are more given to emotional outbursts, especially Guildenstern. "Godot" is more abstract, an examination wtih a sense of detachment. "R & G" is tinged with both a sense of bitterness and acceptance, nicely showcased by the two characters.
"R & G" also does an incredibly good job at wordplay, paying homage to the "Hamlet" of Shakespeare.
All in all, it's a great book, and Guildenstern has some very memorable lines.
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