R+G Blog #2

"Oh yes, we have no control"(25) states the Player who is speaking to G about fate. This demonstrates the interchangeability in the book, and it emphasizes the outer force that has control on the characters. Since R+G and the Players are all just actors in the book, they are being controlled by an outside force. This carries a postmodern theme because it is almost metaphysical- but not quite there yet. There is an outer force controlling the characters, but it is not yet revealed. "No control" is also furthered by the actor reassures G's phrase "always in character"(34). This is the same idea that they are always actors in their world since there is a ruling force outside of them.
In class we talked about the indifference to what is true or false (27). This demonstrates a changing, fragmented and chaotic world-as in accord with postmodernism-since there is no standard to measure truth. It constantly changes meaning.
I liked the way that Tom Stoppard changes the scene on page 35. After R states, "It was tails", the entire scene changes to that of Ophelia and Hamlet. The significance? Not concrete yet, but i concluded that R+G's life suddenly becomes purposeful with the "tails" of the coin, as a reversal of the story. This is because a new scene with Ophelia and Hamlet occurs right after the coin changes to tails--after being heads for so long. As if R+G's life did not mean anything until they are able to take part in Hamlet's life. Now whether they are just watching the players act this out, or if they are actually involved with Hamlet is a whole new dealio. I'll just have to keep an open mind as I read this section of the novel.