Question

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Answer 1

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Tom Stoppard's play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, draws on two previous theatrical works: Shakespeare's Hamlet and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead follows the "off-stage" exploits of two minor characters from Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. While the two main characters in Stoppard's play occasionally make brief appearances in "Hamlet," as scripted in Shakespeare's original tragedy, the majority of the play takes place in other parts of the castle where Hamlet is set. While "off stage" in this way, the characters resemble the main characters in the absurdist Waiting for Godot. As in Beckett's play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern pass the time by impersonating other characters, engaging in word play, and remaining silent for long periods of time. These same two characters were also featured in a parody of Hamlet, the short comic play by W. S. Gilbert entitled Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Gilbert's play makes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern into central characters and alters the storyline of Hamlet.

Which statement best explains how Tom Stoppard transforms the source material available in Hamlet? (5 points)

Choose one answer.
a. He turns a tragedy into a parody.
b. He places the main action in a different setting.
c. He rejects modern concerns in favor of classic characters.
d. He gives the original characters different personalities.

Answer 2

I'll answer this for you

Answer 3

Thank you!(: I have more if you're up for those questions also.

Answer 4

I think it is A, although it says in the paragraph that the setting changes and what not, I still believe the best explanation is how he transformed a tragedy into a parody. This includes all of that, I am not 100% sure, however that's what I would choose.

Answer 5

Thank you so much! would you like to do a few more questions for a few more questions?

Answer 6

Few more medals*

Answer 7

No problem, hopefully I am correct. Let me view your other questions.

Answer 8

I'll make a new post so you can actually get the medals :p