In the play 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead', Tom Stoppard uses metafiction by:
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Correct answer: Focusing on minor Hamlet characters who are confused by their scripted fate
The characters exist in the margins of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'. Their confusion stems from being trapped in a narrative where their actions are predetermined and their lives only exist to serve the needs of a larger play.
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