Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
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This article is about the characters in Hamlet. For the play by Gilbert, see Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (play). For the play by Stoppard, see Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. They are childhood friends of Hamlet, summoned by King Claudius to distract the prince from his apparent madness and if possible to ascertain the cause of it. The characters were revived in W. S. Gilbert's satire, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and as the alienated heroes of Tom Stoppard's absurdist play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, which was adapted into a film.
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Created by | William Shakespeare |
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Affiliation | Hamlet (formerly), Claudius |
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