The Demise of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
             "God is dead" is a prevalent concept in the beginning of the script. The idea is said by the philosophical Guildenstern, who goes into what the phrase means. Guildenstern questions where or not God exists, philosophizing that if God does not exist, then man must have killed Him. This phrase has the utmost importance in that it enlightens the audience to what God is and if God is dead, man could do anything that he wants. Guildenstern explains, "There would be no more morality in men" but is abruptly cut off by Rosencrantz, who spots a candle. This is symbolic in that whenever Guildenstern stumbles upon a deep concept, Rosencrantz ruins the thought with his usual stupidity. The idea "God is dead" is borrowed from Friedrich Nietzsche, who is noted for having written several of his works in the presumption that man must find a new mode of being given the demise of God. This idea of the demise of God connects directly with the title. Instead of the "demise of God," Rosencratz and Guildenstern become gods. The debate of whether or not God exists is a crucial argument in the skit. Guildenstern specifically points out that man has killed God with rationalism and science. This same God however, before becoming dead in men's hearts and minds, had provided the foundation of a "Christian-moral" defining morality as Guildenstern perceives it. Previous to that idea, Rosencrantz simplifies the situation as he understands it: Since the King is praying to them, Rosencrantz rationalizes that he himself is God, and asks Guildenstern if he is indeed God. Guildenstern responds by pinching Rosencrantz, where Rosencrantz immediately dismisses the idea. Delving further into Guildenstern's idea;
             without faith based standards, society is threatened by a situation where people's lives are not constrained by considerations of morality or particularly guided...