Question

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Answer 1

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

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 3

a wouldnt be correct since thats a matter of opinion, b isnt correct cause we dont know if it was successful or not, and d isnt correct because its talking about another play so the answer is C

Answer 4

wrong group but its ok you were actually supposed to be in litrature

Answer 5

this is eng and are you sure

Answer 6

yeah

Answer 7

well in a way, english and literature are pretty close

Answer 8

but yes this is literature , but not that big of deal

Answer 9

yeah i know

Answer 10

big of a deal* whoops

Answer 11

ok sry and thanks

Answer 12

your welcome :D

Answer 13

it was right anyways

Answer 14

ugh open study keeps thinking im typing when im not

Answer 15

the answer i gave was correct?