Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (play) death. Ophelia suggests that instead of killing the prince, the King should banish him to "Engle-land", where "dwell a cultured race." Claudius assents, commenting, "They're welcome to his philosophic brain." Hamlet is banished, and Rosencrantz embraces Ophelia. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (play) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, A Tragic Episode, in Three Tabloids is a short comic play by W. S. Gilbert, a parody of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare. The main characters in Gilbert's play are King Claudius and Queen Gertrude of Denmark, their son Prince Hamlet, the courtiers Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and Ophelia. Gilbert's play first appeared in "Fun" magazine in 1874
Arkangel Shakespeare Arkangel Shakespeare The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare is a notable series of audio drama presentations of all 38 plays of William Shakespeare, released from 1998 onwards on cassette and then on CD. The plays are unabridged and based on "The Complete Pelican Shakespeare", published by Penguin Classics. The production features nearly 400 actors, almost all past or present members of the Royal Shakespeare Company. The cast members of each play are listed below. The "Complete Arkangel Shakespeare" won the 2004 Audie Award for "Best Audio Drama". The logo on the box cover features a figure of Shakespeare composed entirely from books,