The document provides a summary of the key differences between Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" and Tom Stoppard's play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". Both plays deal with themes of fate, chance, and the difficulty of making decisions. However, Stoppard's play explores these themes through the absurdist experiences of the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as they experience seemingly random events, whereas Hamlet deals with these ideas through the character's descent into madness.