These TWO characters are subject to Polonius' "fishing expedition" in Act II.

When Hamlet urges this character to look into their soul, they lament that they don't like what they see.

Guildenstern accuses this character of not being honest about the source of their unhappiness. As a result, this same character notes that they are not easily played "like a recorder (pipe)".

This person is spying on Gertrude and Hamlet when Hamlet visits her after the play.

This person compares Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to "fanged adders."

Hamlet only trusts this character.

Hamlet is unable to kill this character because thinks that he is praying.

These characters are being sent to England. One is sent because he is sent because he is seen as a threat, and the others are sent to watch him.

This character contemplates suicide.