Life is a gamble at terrible odds-if it was a bet, you wouldn't take it.

Tom Stoppard

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

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Topic

Nature of life The human condition

Speaker

Player

Author

Tom Stoppard

Source

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Medium

Play

Language

English

Time

1966 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Stoppard, Tom. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. 24 Aug. 1966, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh, Scotland, act 3.

Current Citation

Stoppard, Tom. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Grove Press, 2017, act 3.

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Topic
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Language
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Time
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The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
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William Shakespeare

The Tempest

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Author

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Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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