Read the excerpt from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard.ROS (flaring): I haven’t forgotten—how I used to remember my own name—and yours, oh yes! There were answers everywhere you looked. There was no question about it—people knew who I was and if they didn’t they asked and I told them. . . .[ROS] I don’t care one way or another, so why don’t you make up your mind.GUIL We can’t afford anything quite so arbitrary. Nor did we come all this way for a christening. All that—preceded us. But we are comparatively fortunate; we might have been left to sift the whole field of human nomenclature, like two blind men looting a bazaar for their own portraits. . . . At least we are presented with alternatives.ROS Well as from now—GUIL —But not choice.ROS You made me look ridiculous in there.
Answer
A
He becomes less concerned about the uncertainty of their situation.
B
He begins to turn his frustration about the situation toward Guildenstern.
C
He becomes more worried about how the king and queen perceive him.
D
He begins to believe that he and Guildenstern are incapable of completing the task.
Explanation
Rosencrantz’s final line, “You made me look ridiculous in there,” directly blames Guildenstern for how he appeared. This shows that his frustration with their confusing situation is turning toward Guildenstern, rather than simply making him more worried about the king and queen’s opinion.
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