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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern vs. Godot
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern vs. Godot Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Beckett's Waiting for Godot are two plays with very similar pairs of characters. The reason for this great similarity is because Stoppard based his pair of characters on that of Beckett. In each set of characters, there is one member who represents the physical part of the pair and the other member represents the philosophical or psychological part. In addition, both pairs of characters seem to strive off of their companion, but in each case there is one partner who needs the other more. In the case of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, it is Rosencrantz who needs the assistance of Guildenstern; in the case of Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), it is Gogo who needs Didi's companionship more. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern share a common companionship. They appear to be childhood friends who have grown up together, but they have no...
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