The “to be or not to be” soliloquy in Hamlet addressed solely if Hamlet should commit suicide or not, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern begin to examine what has lead to Hamlet 's strange behavior “We have to glean what afflicts him” (67). This illuminates how Rosencrantz and Guildenstern possesses sympathy for others and will willingly aid them. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were initially sent by the King and Queen to spy upon Hamlet, after examining the way Hamlet is acting they decide upon figuring out why Hamlet ponders suicide. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern provide actors for Hamlet allowing Hamlet to follow through with his act of vengeance. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a transformational work due to the incorporation of scenes of Hamlet in a new …show more content…
Through humour Stoppard portrays the true relationship that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern posses and thus this relationship allows them to pursue their lost identities. Soliloquies exhibited by Hamlet and then interpreted by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern allow further insight into the issues presented in Hamlet. By addressing burdensome concepts that were analyzed in Hamlet Rosencrantz and Guildenstern reveal truth behind issues like death. Overall these factors attribute vastly to the deduction that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a transformational