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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

Rosencrantz (/ˈroʊzənˌkræntz/) and Guildenstern (/ˈɡɪldənˌstɜːrn/) are characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. They are childhood friends of Hamlet, summoned by King Claudius to distract the prince from his apparent madness and if possible to ascertain the cause of it. The characters were revived in W. S. Gilbert's satire, Rosencrantz and…

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Shakespeare's Hamlet

RosencrantzGyldenstjerne/GyllenstiernaTycho BraheJames VI and IBohus
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Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

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CharactersWilliam ShakespeareHamletHamletKing Claudius
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Gilbert's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

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Occupation
University students
Affiliation
Initially loyal to Prince Hamlet, then switched to King Claudius
Based on
Possibly named for Frederik Rosenkrantz and Knud Gyldenstierne
Created by
William Shakespeare
Nationality
Danish
Portrayed by
Leonard Sachs · Timothy Spall · John Stride · Adrian Scarborough · Brian Murray

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Shakespeare's Hamlet

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Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples66
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

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Portrayed by · 21
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern → Adrian Scarborough, Ben Aris, Brian Murray, Clive Graham, Dominic Monaghan, Eckart Dux, Edward Petherbridge, Erik Chitty, Gary Oldman, Igor Dmitriev, John Stride, Joshua McGuire, Leonard Sachs, Michael Maloney, Reece Dinsdale, Simon Russell Beale, Steve Zahn, Tim Minchin, Tim Roth, Timothy Spall
related to Appearances · 15
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern → Act II, Act IV, First Folio, Guildenstern, Hamlet, Hamlet's, Horatio, In Hamlet, King Claudius, Prince Hamlet, Realising, Rosencrantz, Scene, The, What
related to Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead · 12
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern → As, At, Claudius, Gertrude, Guildenstern, Hamlet, He, In, Rosencrantz, Stoppard, The, Tom Stoppard's
related to Function · 9
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern → As, Claudius, Claudius's, England, Guildenstern, Hamlet, Hamlet's, Rosencrantz, Shakespeare
see also · 4
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern → England, Guildenstern Are UndeadTimon, Pumbaa, Rosencrantz
Affiliation · 1
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern → Initially loyal to Prince Hamlet, then switched to King Claudius
Based on · 1
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern → Possibly named for Frederik Rosenkrantz and Knud Gyldenstierne
Created by · 1
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern → William Shakespeare
Nationality · 1
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern → Danish
Occupation · 1
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern → University students

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rosencrantz hamlet guildenstern claudius characters play scene king names gyldenstierne england also gilbert's stoppard's dead prince james act danish shakespeare's

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Rosencrantz and GuildensternAffiliationInitially loyal to Prince Hamlet, then switched to King Claudius1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternBased onPossibly named for Frederik Rosenkrantz and Knud Gyldenstierne1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternCreated byWilliam Shakespeare1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternNationalityDanish1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternOccupationUniversity students1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byLeonard Sachs1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byTimothy Spall1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byJohn Stride1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byAdrian Scarborough1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byBrian Murray1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byDominic Monaghan1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byTim Minchin1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byEckart Dux1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byGary Oldman1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byIgor Dmitriev1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byBen Aris1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byMichael Maloney1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed bySteve Zahn1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byErik Chitty1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byEdward Petherbridge1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed bySimon Russell Beale1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byJoshua McGuire1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byToby Schmitz1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byTim Roth1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byClive Graham1.00infobox
Rosencrantz and GuildensternPortrayed byReece Dinsdale1.00infobox

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