Rosencrantz and guildenstern?!?

Question

okay i have to write a written journal for the play "rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead'

there has to be 5 entries. the entry has to be one of the main events that happen in the play. so can someone please tell me the 5 main events that happen in rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead (in order) ? because i really dont know and this play confused me. PLEASE i really need help!

Answer 1

Have you tried watching the movie? If you haven't, I suggest that you do. It'll help a lot.

If you're familiar with Hamlet, and I hope that you are if your teacher is having you read this book, you know that Hamlet's parents call in his old college buddies (R&G) to figure out why Hamlet's acting so strangely. This play follows that storyline but from the point of view of R&G.

1. R&G find themselves on the road to Elsinore, and have some difficulty recalling how they got there.

2. R&G meet the players.

3. R&G arrive at the castle and discover they are to 'glean what afflicts' Hamlet.

4. They take a crack at figuring out what is the matter with Hamlet and suspect that H is one step (or twenty) ahead of them.

5. They find themselve on a boat to England where they are to deliver Hamlet to his death, but of course he has changed their letter to England, so they die. The play delivers on its title.