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Hamlet is the last person to actually die in the play. However, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are the last people to have been mentioned dead--by Fortinbras I believe.
Hamlet does not reveal much to these two. They go to him in order to find out about where Polonius has been buried, but they do not get many answers.
Rosencrantz (and Guildenstern, since nothing happens to one that does not happen to the other) is executed by the English authorities according to the forged instructions they carried. The instructions were forged by Hamlet. At the very end of the play an ambassador arrives to tell Claudius that this has been done according to the instructions.
This is open for interpretation, as much of the Hamletplay is. One can assume that it could have been for the glory and reward that they may have expected from the King and Queen.
Act 2 of Hamlet tells us that Hamlet is acting crazy like he said he would, that his old school chums Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have been sent for to spy on him to see if he's crazy, some actors have shown up and Hamlet thinks about using them to test whether the Ghost was telling him the truth. Also, if we went straight from Act 1 to Act 3 someone would think we couldn't count.
In England where they have been sent to accompany Hamlet to his death.
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.
Hamlet is the last person to actually die in the play. However, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are the last people to have been mentioned dead--by Fortinbras I believe.
Hamlet does not reveal much to these two. They go to him in order to find out about where Polonius has been buried, but they do not get many answers.
Rosencrantz (and Guildenstern, since nothing happens to one that does not happen to the other) is executed by the English authorities according to the forged instructions they carried. The instructions were forged by Hamlet. At the very end of the play an ambassador arrives to tell Claudius that this has been done according to the instructions.
This is open for interpretation, as much of the Hamletplay is. One can assume that it could have been for the glory and reward that they may have expected from the King and Queen.
Act 2 of Hamlet tells us that Hamlet is acting crazy like he said he would, that his old school chums Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have been sent for to spy on him to see if he's crazy, some actors have shown up and Hamlet thinks about using them to test whether the Ghost was telling him the truth. Also, if we went straight from Act 1 to Act 3 someone would think we couldn't count.
Derek Johnson has: Played Rosencrantz in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern: P.I." in 1997. Played Guy in Club in "She Lives by Night" in 2001. Played Bartender in "Cruise Control" in 2001. Played Derek in "The Definition of Insanity" in 2004. Played Elder Chaswig in "Elder" in 2004.
Hamlet relays to Horatio that two days on his voyage to England with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, they were overtook by pirates. Upon boarding the pirate ship to stand and fight, Hamlet was captured. Hamlet says in his letter that the pirates were well in their mercy, but of course expected some kindness back in some way. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are safely on their way to England still. Hamlet has been released by the pirates and now writes to Horatio to tell him that he's alright. He also tells Horatio to escort his messengers to the King and Queen, for they have messages for them too. Later on, Hamlet reveals to Horatio what Rosencrantz's and Guildenstern's fates are.
Hamlet thinks that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are foolish little pawns because they do anything the King tells them to because they just want to be honored. Furthermore, he thinks they are just plain foolish because he tricks them and manipulates them multiple times to perfectly stage his plan.
Claudius tries to send Hamlet to England, accompanied by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. However, R & G don't know it's a mission to have Hamlet killed. We can be certain of that just because of the fact that they continue to England without Hamlet.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern did not arrange for the players to play Elsinore. They passed them on the road and thus were aware that they were coming. But the actors were on tour anyway and would have arrived in Elsinore whether they met R + G or not. Apparently business in the city had been bad because of a surge in popularity for children's companies (a comment on the theatrical situation in London at about the time Hamlet was written, ca. 1600) Hamlet, an amateur actor himself, is excited by this turn of events and Ros and Guil report this to the King and Queen. Claudius commands them to "drive him on", to encourage him to involve himself in the theatre.