So, last week my Shakespeare's Tragic Heroes class started reading, "Hamlet." Because of this stressful and overwhelming endeavor, and at the request of my mother, I decided to seek out some comic relief in this witty comedy/drama about the most important minor characters in Hamlet. This version of the story is focused on Rosencrantz (Gary Oldman) and Guildenstern (Tim Roth), and their role in the story of Hamlet, which is incredibly more important than they think, what with carrying his death sentence and all on their way to England and causing the confrontation between Hamlet and Claudius. They are transported back and forth between being in the actions of the real play, and trying to figure out why Hamlet is acting so strange. It is a very funny take on this tragedy. The two goons somehow manage to comment on important philosophical topics during their seemingly nonsensical rambling. Plus, this is the first time I'd ever seen a game of "Question tennis," and it was probably one of the funniest scenes in a movie- ever.
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