Question

Medal!!


Which statement best explains what Tom Stoppard's and W. S. Gilbert's use of Shakespeare's characters have in common?


Both turn the focus away from the tragic elements of the original play.
Both use these characters to reveal themes hidden in the original play.
Both make two minor characters in the original play into major characters.
Both use lines spoken by the characters out of context to change their meaning.

Answer 1

Here is the paragraph.

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 2

I'd say A because it seems they are adding humor to what are known as tragic play settings.

Answer 3

i think you are right

Answer 4

Hopefully that's right.

Answer 5

Let me know if it is or not! Good luck. (:

Answer 6

Ok.

Answer 7

trust me it is because @jasminecontixox sounds like she knows what she is talking about

Answer 8

Hahaha seriously? I just love Shakespeare.

Answer 9

seriously. I'm not kidding