... has avoided coherence at all costs. The comic scenes undercut the solemn scenes, which undercut the absurd scenes. Hamlet considers committing suicide, then spits into the wind, hitting himself in the eye, then happily sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to their deaths. In the midst of it all, pirates attack. The play references extremely serious works, such as Waiting for Godot and The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. Both of these are concerned with what to ... do in a world where nothing is required, no one cares what you do and, sometimes, there is nothing to do. R&G is, of course, ...

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• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School