There Was A Production Where Guildenstern Was Deaf And That Just Made The Recorder Scene Worse Because

There was a production where Guildenstern was deaf and that just made the recorder scene worse because Hamlet is essentially rubbing in Guil’s disability :( and Rosencrantz looked about ready to cry because he was the one translating for Guil

OH MY GODDDDD NOTMAL NORMAL NORMAL

I’ve actually always headcanoned Ros as HOH. I thought it was cool, giving a disability to a character that clearly is able to overcome it (given that he doesn’t shut up<3)

I think in a similar way, the sponge scene that I mentioned in my previous post gets Guil riled up because of Hamlet’s line “I am glad of it: a knavish speech sleeps in a foolish ear.” He’s essentially calling Ros stupid, yeah? I think it could easily be interpreted that Ros is autistic and is unable to fully understand social cues, sarcasm, and insults. He claims to ‘understand [Hamlet] not’ before the foolish ear line, which is on par if he is, in fact, autistic.

So, essentially, I interpret it as Hamlet— well knowing Ros has issues understanding social cues— calling him stupid for something he can’t help. With that information, it makes total sense that Guil takes personal offense to it and explodes.

Shut up Jenny

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i made a rosencrantz and guildenstern quiz

and it's filled with somewhat contraversial characterisations! pls remember that it's all in good fun

Barbie (2023) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (2014)

rosencrantz’s box monologue >>>>> to be or not to be