Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: Study Guide

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a play by Tom Stoppard that was first performed in 1966.

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Summary & Analysis
Act I: Beginning of Play to Entrance of Tragedians
Act I: Entrance of Tragedians to First Change of Lights
Act I: Change of Lights to End of Act
Act II: Beginning of Act to Entrance of Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius, and Ophelia
Act II: Entrance of Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius, and Ophelia to Change of Lights
Act II: Change of Lights to End of Act
Act III: Beginning of the Act until the Letter Switch
Act III: Morning until the End of the Play

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