Hamlet is undoubtedly one of the most studied and remembered tragedies in all of history. Known for its gripping soliloquies and thought-provoking discussions on life, death and love, the play takes a very serious look at the topics it presents. Based on this famous play is another tragedy, known as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. In this work, which is intertwined with the original, the characters of the same name move in an immense world, over which they have no control. Without a sense of identity or purpose, the two simply go back and forth at the whim of the larger forces around them; namely Hamlet, which ultimately leads them to their deaths. The two sister comedies follow the same story and end with the same result: nine deaths. The difference between the two is how the audience is led to this catastrophic ending. Hamlet is well known for his severe and sober view of death, in which the protagonist sees death as a release from the calamity of life. In Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, the duo considers life to be the supreme goodness, and therefore death must be the supreme evil. This existential comedy serves to look at the issues presented in Hamlet from another point of view and parodies the original to give the audience another perspective on death. Prince Hamlet has a very distinct view of his existence in the tragedy that bears his name. “Oh, that this too-solid flesh would melt / Melt and resolve itself into dew!” he says at one point, wanting to leave his earthly existence behind. Life has not been good to Hamlet. His father is dead, replaced by the man who killed him. His mother has unknowingly married this murderer, and proceeds to further complicate matters for the young prince. Consumed by anger against his father's... middle of paper... Only too late do they realize that they have been deceived, and because of this Guildenstern is now resigned to his fate He only realizes too late that he has power over own life - but alas, now it is too late. The two finally reach the same state as Hamlet: they accept that death will come and have little control over how it arrives. Unlike Hamlet, however, they only reluctantly release their grip on life and do not pass on voluntarily. The view of death presented in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead contrasts sharply with that presented in Shakespeare's Hamlet has a serious and positive view of death, the other tragedy has an opposite view. The "sequel" to Hamlet serves to balance points of view and provoke thoughts about the characters and life in the audience that they otherwise would not have considered..