Good morning. Today I am here to talk to you about the historical, cultural and social contexts in which a text is created. Two texts which reflect these contexts are Shakespeare's Hamlet and Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. As you are aware these are the two texts we have been studying this term. Both show many of the same ideals and values and even themes, but today I am going to focus mainly on R&G and the theme of purpose.
R&G was written by Tom Stoppard from 1964 to 66 and has many references to the events that occurred in this decade. …
