Rosencrantz would seem to trump Guildenstern in greetings, “Most dear” seeming much more affectionate than “honored.” Has anyone ever played these two as competitors? They seem always to be just bland indistinguishable friends of Hamlet.
What if they are pushing past each other in the manner of vaudevillians? What if they are not only stumbling over the duplicity of their task but also each other?