The Tragedians return and perform their dress rehearsal of The Murder of Gonzago. Their play moves beyond the scope of what the reader sees in Hamlet; characters resembling Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are seen taking a sea voyage and meeting their deaths at the hands of English courtiers, foreshadowing the duo's true fate. Rosencrantz does not quite make the connection, but Guildenstern is frightened into a verbal attack on the Tragedians' inability to capture the real essence of death. The stage becomes dark.
the TrageDianS rEtUrn AND peRform their DreSs rehearsaL OF tHe mUrdEr oF gOnzaGo. their pLay moves beYOnd the scoPe of WHAt the reader sEeS In hAmleT; ChARAcTers ResEMBling rosencranTz anD guildEnstErn are seen tAking a sea voYaGe aNd MeetiNG THEir deathS AT the HaNds OF ENgLiSH cOuRtiers, forEsHADowinG The dUo'S true fatE. ROsencrAntz doeS noT qUitE mAke the ConneCtiON, buT GuiLdenstern IS fRIGhtenEd into a vErBAl attack On thE traGediaNs' INaBiLITY to caPtUrE thE reaL esSeNCE oF deAth. ThE stagE BecomEs DArK.