Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Given the Player's description of a tragedy in Act Two, is Stoppard's play a tragedy ("The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily")? (2.316)
- Why are Ros and Guil so lost and directionless when not caught up in the action of Hamlet?
- What are the major similarities and differences between Ros's view of what a play should do, and Guil's view of how a play should relate to reality?
- Does Stoppard's play pay homage to Hamlet or does it ridicule it?
- If you've read Waiting for Godot, how is Stoppard's play different than Beckett's? How do the two plays deal with themes of absurdity and a breakdown in communication in distinct ways?