Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Study Guide

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Quiz 3

1. Why does the Player say, "You should have caught us in better times. We were purists then"?

• he is responding to the fact that Rosencrantz is angry because the play is obscene
• he is responding to the fact that Guildenstern is angry because the play is obscene
• he is warning them that the play is going to be graphic
• he is apologizing because he must leave them in order to arrive for the court performance on time

2. Who is more interested in hearing the filthy details of the play?

• Guildenstern
• both Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
• neither Rosencrantz nor Guildenstern
• Rosencrantz

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