| | + | I do not use the term ''Others'' on this site, for those extras. I use more specific terms. The "others" of [[Scene 13]] are one or more guards, and one or more servants who are helping Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as they search for Hamlet. In the stage direction for [[Scene 13]] I use specific terms. |
| − | The "Others" of [[Scene 16]] are some of the rabble that follows Laertes to storm the Castle. They enter the Throne Room briefly, and protest when Laertes requests they remain outside while he confronts Claudius, but they do agree to wait outside the door and bar the doorway. | + | The ''Ruffians'' of [[Scene 16]] are some of the rabble that follows Laertes to storm the Castle. They are irate townsmen who have had enough, and heard enough, and who are ready to fight. They enter the Throne Room briefly, and protest when Laertes requests they remain outside while he confronts Claudius, but they do agree to wait outside the door and bar the doorway. |