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I've discussed this topic a lot with different people, and everyone seems to have their own view on how does fate and free will determine the outcome of the play.  What is your opinion?

I think the play shows fate as the dominant force throughout the play.  Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are not in control of what is happening from the very beginning.  They don't know why they are travelling, they are transported to new locations, their attempts to escape fail, and they can't even complete the 'mission' for which they were sent.  Their death at the end is out of their control - throughout the entire play, it is like there is a wave of fate propeling them forward.  They can choose their responses to it, but even those responses don't matter.