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William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is one of the most well know play writes in history. It is so well known, that anyone can quote at least six words from the play. Hamlet is full of passion, violence, and vengeance. During the play, the prince of Denmark, Hamlet, is upset that his father has died and his uncle has taken the throne. The new king, unaware of what is bothering Hamlet, sends two of Hamlet’s childhood friends to investigate Hamlet’s depression. These forgotten childhood friends are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Are Dead by Tom Stoppard is a comedic way of watching the behind the scenes of Hamlet. What is the importance and agenda of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? The play Rosencrantz and …show more content…

Later that day I went home and reread a summary of the play Hamlet. Doing this allowed me to have a better understanding of the movie. In my opinion, I believe that the movie and the play’s characters are unique. Throughout the movie, the main characters do not realize what was going on around them. It was enjoyable to see the character’s act confused to the scenes of Hamlet. My overall reaction to the movie was that it was a very well done movie and very enjoyable. I would defiantly recommend this film to anyone. One of my personal favorite scenes were when scientific theories were shown. I am a huge fan of science and physics. Whenever
Rosencrantz hinted some scientific theories, it made the film very exciting. An example of this is when the main character shows the effects of gravity by dropping an apple. This is a reference to
Isaac Newton’s theories of gravity and how they started. In a college classroom, it is very important to acknowledge plot twists and foreshadowing. The importance of this film in a college classroom is very significant. The

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