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Why might Shakespeare have created characters like this-Are they there for comic relief-do they serve a more serious purpose?

Consider Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s role in the play. Why might Shakespeare have created characters like this? Are they there for comic relief, or do they serve a more serious purpose? Why does the news of their deaths come only after the deaths of the royal family in Act V, as if this news were not […]