Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: A Tragic Comedy
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And GuildensternAs Shakespeares Hamlet is recounted from another point of view, in TomStoppards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, a new sense of witty comedyis sprung forth from the classic play. In all actuality, the play is classifiedas a tragic comedy, because although the dialogue and flow of the play is one ofa laid back comedy,…