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Do the actors playing rosencrantz and guildenstern switch part way through Hamlet?
Not usually. While the text does suggest that it is difficult to keep in mind which is which and that Claudius actually mixes them up (and is corrected by Gertrude), they are not normally played as actually interchangeable. Rosencrantz is often played by a smaller darker actor and Guildenstern by a taller fairer one, but this is not supported or contradicted by the text.
One might switch actors as you suggest but it is difficult to know what dramatic affect one might hope to achieve thereby.
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Who are Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Hamlet's childhood friends. Claudius sends them to spy on Hamlet.
What is the relationship of rosencrantz and guildenstern to hamlet?
They are friends of Hamlet's from school.
Who are the two spy's in hamlet?
rosencrantz and guildenstern
Who is Hamlet's 'old college buddies'?
Guildenstern and Rosencrantz
Why does Rosencrantz and Guildenstern come to the castle?
Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet to discover the cause of his apparent madness
How does hamlet describe denmark to rosencrantz and guildenstern?
He says it is a prison.
Who does claudirs send to spy on prince hamlet?
Rosencrantz an Guildenstern
Is it true or false Hamlet is the reason rosencrantz and guildenstern are put to death?
True. Hamlet changed the king's orders to the English from "Kill Hamlet" to "Kill Rosencrantz and Guildenstern." He didn't have to do that; he could have changed the orders to "Give Hamlet some flowers".
How did Hamlet see to it that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern would be put to death instead of him?
Hamlet changes the letter going to the King of England to kill him when he gets there to say to kill the people who give you this letter,which were Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. So they were killed instead.
What is the significance of the meeting between the royal couple Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
The royal couple are, in effect, recruiting Hamlet's old friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to spy on him for them.
Who is Rosencrantz and Guilenstern in Hamlet?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are old school buddies of Hamlet's. They have been hired by the king to spy on Hamlet to find out why he is acting so peculiarly.
Are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern successful?
They are. If they weren't, Hamlet wouldn't have sent them to their death. They had the opportunity to betray him when they were out of his sight. It seems the king didn't completely take them into his confidence, though, so perhaps their loyalty wasn't total.
