Read an excerpt from an analysis of act iii of hamlet.

rosencrantz and guildenstern follow orders without question throughout the play. in this scene, claudius tells them his life is in danger from hamlet, and they must take hamlet away. they agree immediately.

shakespeare uses the characters of rosencrantz and guildenstern to develop which theme?

B. Things are not always what they seem.

Explanation:

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have been Hamlet's childhood friends. They were called by King Claudius to help Hamlet come out his state of madness. But Claudius’ real purpose was keeping them close to hamlet and hence keeping an eye on Hamlet. So they were King’s spies, spying on prince Hamlet and inform the king, in case Hamlet makes any decision to take revenge on King, or should the reason of Hamlet’s madness come out.

Although they were Hamlet’s close friends and seemingly helping the prince, they were not what they seemed .