tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post879924686443391915..comments2024-03-10T15:20:30.552-05:00Comments on stmhumanities: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern OffstageMrs.Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17626503384057111894noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-80704140089363969292015-04-18T22:06:16.289-05:002015-04-18T22:06:16.289-05:00The idea that was explored in Rosencrantz and Guil...The idea that was explored in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about how the characters know that they are simply characters and that they were created is like Isabel mentioned somewhat disheartening. When I think of characters in a book that know they were created and that are aware that they are real, it makes them very questionable which is of course is what Stoppard is trying to point out. Readers tend to always automatically assume that the characters in a novel are unaware of that they are merely characters, and for this reason, readers tend to trust and believe everything that the character recounts or does. When characters like Ros and Guil openly acknowledge their state, they make themselves less credible, and the reader becomes just as lost as the characters. In your typical novel, I think that readers immediately fall for their characters, and therefore, do not question anything, which is what Stoppard is trying to call attention to and make people realize.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09193881891872005443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-46986518556844685802015-04-18T21:51:07.615-05:002015-04-18T21:51:07.615-05:00I definitely agree, Isabel. I believe you and I co...I definitely agree, Isabel. I believe you and I could both attest to the fact that we really can't accept internally that Harry Potter does not exist outside of Rowling's pages. Today, though, media are making it harder and harder to make the distinction between character and human being via movies, games based on books/movies, etc. by applying a face to a character, it makes it even harder for people to divorce fiction from reality. It even leads us to wanting to <i>be</i> our beloved characters (I can freely admit to imaginary light-saber fighting as a young boy), as seen in Midnight's Children's scene with the Gadhi-walla movies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18309498850348015832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-78852741032956116912015-04-18T21:46:03.102-05:002015-04-18T21:46:03.102-05:00For me, this brought to mind the infamous Harry Po...For me, this brought to mind the infamous Harry Potter epilogue. The epilogue is highly controversial because it wraps up all the loose ends that Rowling had had woven through the books. In tying everything up so nicely, Rowling relegates her works more to the realm of fairytale and fiction rather than letting her readers imagine a future for the kids. Instead, she tells them that the story ends and exactly how it ends. It is uncomfortable knowing and being reminded that characters and books are not real. We get attached to characters and relate to them so that when we once again realize their imaginary nature, we are sad and uncomfortable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542451487249158028noreply@blogger.com