hakespeare. Hamlet believes that his sense of duty was solely controlled by himself which is evident to the responder as Hamlet chose not to murder Claudius whilst he was praying and he chose to duel with Laertes, where in reality Hamlet was controlled by forces much larger than himself; where supernatural forces and beliefs were also considered of high importance as shown through the appearance of Hamlet's father's ghost who gave Hamlet the reasoning for vengeance. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern from the play Hamlet play a significant role as they are to delve into Hamlet's mind and discover the reasoning for his sudden descent to madness, which after they are to report back to Claudius with their findings.
             It is evident that the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern from Shakespeare's Hamlet varies greatly to that of Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead as both share a contrasted aspect to the theme of fate and destiny and the value of duty as both Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of Stoppard's play are unaware of their duty as their duty is not controlled at any part by them but by larger forces than themselves. This aspect of lack of control by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern raises th
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