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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
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bookshelves: theatre, brit-lit, po-mo, wits-and-fools, 20th-century-postwar-to-late
May 29, 2007
bookshelves: theatre, brit-lit, po-mo, wits-and-fools, 20th-century-postwar-to-late
Brilliant. It's fitting to choose the British designation for how wonderful I think this play is, I believe. This play manages to be absolutely stand on its own hilarious, as well as a thoughtful meditation on many issues at the same time. It pushes neither on the viewer/reader on its own, nor predominantly. The satire is executed near flawlessly, and the comedic sensitivity (even in the saddest moments of the farce) could not be more on target. I very much usually wish to have some criticism to make, even of the classics that I review, but after having read this about five times, I still have none. It makes its points, delivers them well, and involves every audience I have seen when attending a production of it.
The only point I would make here is that if you can have some familiarity with Hamlet, I would imagine the play becomes much more funny. I saw it after knowing Hamlet quite well, so I haven't had the opposite experience. However, this is what I am told, and given the context of the play, I don't doubt it.
The only point I would make here is that if you can have some familiarity with Hamlet, I would imagine the play becomes much more funny. I saw it after knowing Hamlet quite well, so I haven't had the opposite experience. However, this is what I am told, and given the context of the play, I don't doubt it.
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Started Reading
September 1, 2004
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Finished Reading
May 29, 2007
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May 29, 2007
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theatre
July 22, 2008
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brit-lit
July 29, 2009
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po-mo
July 29, 2009
– Shelved as:
wits-and-fools
March 2, 2010
– Shelved as:
20th-century-postwar-to-late