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In England where they have been sent to accompany Hamlet to his death.
Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet to discover the cause of his apparent madness
Guildenstern and Rosencrantz both die by the hand of England due to the mix up of letters by Hamlet. Ironically Hamlet was suppose to be behead; however, because Guildenstern and Rosencrantz bring the letters written by Claudius to England they ended up giving the letters rewritten by hamlet that lead to their beheadenment.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Hamlet's childhood friends. Claudius sends them to spy on Hamlet.
rosencrantz and guildenstern
The royal couple are, in effect, recruiting Hamlet's old friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to spy on him for them.
"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" is a play written by Tom Stoppard. It reimagines Shakespeare's "Hamlet" from the perspective of two minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The play explores themes of fate, free will, and the nature of reality.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern - both who end up dead.
Guildenstern and Rosencrantz
P. H. Parry has written: ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead' Tom Stoppard' 'Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead'
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.
He says it is a prison.