Hamlet was one of the two inspirations for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. I think the play Hamlet was a bit absurd, especially because of the extreme role revenge played and the way almost all the characters died in the end. Nothing was really accomplished in Hamlet except how Fortinbras reclaimed his land. There was no "good guy" in Hamlet or a philosophy that the reader should be able to support, just as in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Hamlet's end was surprisingly hopeful, in the same way that Fortinbras arrived and took over the leadership of the country. This change of power symbolizes how with the change of generations the generation of thought also changes. Although this play was written in 1964, it is set in Hamlet's time and features Hamlet's two minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Part of the lines come from Hamlet and are the same thing line for line, minus the movements of the characters. The rest of the scenes were written by Tom Stoppard and are all original, but the scenes are clearly inspired by the more absurd quality of other writers. The plot follows that of Hamlet, but at the same time the points of view are separate; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a completely different work. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is written from a different perspective; this perspective has multiple views from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is almost as if you're reading the entire play of Hamlet in a completely new context. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead follows both Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and they both reflect on all sorts of things just as they did when they were developing in Hamlet, and the play ends with their deaths... in the middle of the paper... d during your life. But then he hopes that we will take a step forward and wants us to take control of our lives and become more like Fortenbras in getting things done. Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead have very different points of view and purpose they were written and serve. Both writings have different values, character attitudes and each plays on the existence of the other and challenges the other's understanding. But they are still very similar, both deal with similar issues, themes and concerns during the development of the plays. As a source for Hamlet, Stoppard challenges the values ​​and attitudes of the Renaissance era and the Shakespearean era while expanding our reading content and views of Hamlet by providing us with a contrasting point of view and making the audience reflect on the assumptions made about of them..