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The author of this passage chooses to describe four different playwrights in order to

convince the reader that one playwright is more talented than another

instruct the reader about the least successful adaptations of Shakespeare

inform the reader of many different interpretations of the same two characters

distract the reader from the true message of Shakespeare’s tragic play

Answer 1

Which passage?

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

I think it's C @arilove1d

Answer 4

I agree

Answer 5

Could you help me on another question but this same passage

Answer 6

Which sentence from this passage explains what the main characters do in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead?

"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."

"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."

Answer 7

@arilove1d

Answer 8

I think the second one

Answer 9

Okay I was thinking the same

Answer 10

Both were correct Thanks @arilove1d