Transformation: Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

The text Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead (Ragad) written by playwright Tom Stoppard in the 1960s is a transformation of Shakespeare's canonical play Hamlet. Ragad is not merely just a reproduction of Hamlet but it creates an entirely new meaning to Shakespeare's play. Tom Stoppard raises contextual issues, which are evident in his play such as the externalist view of life, the convention and radical theatre; sixteenth century theatre in comparison to Absurd theatre, tragedy and tragi- comedy of the common man, language to elucidate a new meaning that he wishes to communicate. …