Which 1966 play by Tom Stoppard recontextualizes Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' through the eyes of two minor characters?
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Correct answer: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Stoppard uses intertextuality to explore existentialism and the nature of drama. By taking characters from the margins of one text and making them the center of another, he highlights the arbitrary nature of narrative focus.
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