The play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, examines the importance of knowledge and awareness particularly in regards to one's surrounding and identity. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern both simply don't know about their past or that they are characters in a play. They respond to situations, which are all new to them, in their natural manners. Guildenstern uses his logic and intelligence to try and understand the situation, while Rosencrantz, who is a more simple man, just goes along. However, both are confused and unsure about what has happened in the past and what is go on presently. In contrast, the Player knows every detail about his surroundings. He is confident and not overly concerned with his own fate, to the point of being careless. He also looks to help Rosencrantz and Guildenstern understand the situation they fall into.
             Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are ignorant to almost every aspect of realities. In other words, there is a lack of knowledge and awareness of their past and present. They keep doing something very meaningless like spinning coins and repeating questions, and have difficulty in realizing that they are old friends of Hamlet, "ROS: I can't remember....What have we got to go on? GUIL: We have been briefed. Hamlet's transformation. What do you recollect?" (p. 40) While they sometimes sense things to be unusual, they are unsure if they are in play and have to accept what they are experiencing as a reality. In addition, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern don't expect their death or don't recognize that they are already dead finally.
             Rosencrantz and Guildenstern react to situations in a distinct manner because they are unaware of their identities and surroundings. Guildenstern mostly uses logic and his intelligence to figure out the situations, "ROS: Everything is explained in the letter. We count on that." (p.105) Guildenstern always uses his brain to seek...