Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Essays and Criticism
- Stoppard's Themes of Uncertainty and Confusion
In this essay the author postulates that Stoppard's themes of uncertainty and confusion make his play appealing to twentieth-century audiences who easily identify with his characters' doubts and fears.
- Tom Stoppard's Lighted March
In this excerpt, Hynes avers the greatness of Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, while also discussing the debt of gratitude the play owes to not only William Shakespeare's Hamlet, but to such absurdist works as Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.
- Review of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
In this positive review of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, which was originally published on October 17, 1967, Barnes praises playwright Stoppard's scholarship and intricate wordplay. Barnes is a well-known theatrical critic best known for his reviews in the New York Times.
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