Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Language and Communication Quotes Page 3
Citations follow this format: (Act.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue.
| Quote #7 GUIL: We only know what we're told, and that's little enough. And for all we know it isn't even true. |
How much of what we know is taken on someone else's word? How huge is the role that language plays in what we think we know about the world?
| Quote #8 PLAYER: You understand, we are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks in style. (2.290) |
Could the Player's description of the language he is forced to work with be taken as a larger accusation against twentieth century literature in general?
| Quote #9 ROS: The sun's going down. (Pause.) It'll be night soon. (Pause.) If that's west. (Pause.) Unless we've – |
How does conversation help Ros and Guil at other points in the play? What has changed by the end that makes Guil think it is useless?
