Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Tom Stoppard

128 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics play challenging dark funny slow-paced

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is one of the most enduring and frequently performed plays of contemporary theater and has firmly established itself in the dramatic canon. Acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, it is the fabulously inventive tal...

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Moods

funny 83%
reflective 55%
challenging 46%
dark 42%
adventurous 16%
mysterious 14%
lighthearted 13%
sad 13%
tense 9%
emotional 8%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%

Pace

fast 38%
medium 37%
slow 24%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 45% | No: 37% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 84% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 17% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

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