Twice, Guildenstern uses a syllogism in an attempt to understand what
is happening concerning the unlikely coin toss and the royal summons.
A syllogism is a system of argument that employs a major and a minor
premise, and a logical conclusion based on the veracity of those premises.
For example: All humans will eventually die (major premise). You are a
human (minor premise). Therefore, you will eventually die (conclusion).
Construct your own syllogism to support your beliefs about a topic rel-
evant to the themes of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead.
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No one knows what the future may hold and that may be puzzling.
guildenstern and rosencrantz Don't have any idea about the future.
Therfore, the future may puzzle people.
Syllogism Homework
Major Premise: The truth governs society.
Minor Premise: The truth is based on other people's perception.
Conclusion: Therefore, the truth cannot exist in a pure form.
This relates to Rosencratz and Guildenstern in the coin flip scene. Guil believes that the truth is that the results of the coin flips shouldn't be one sided, but instead roughly equal. He cited laws of probability in defense of this.
However, while Rosencratz did not see the coin flips as necessarily true based on his perception, the author did so in writing this play. Since this is an Abusurdist play, the truth doesn't exist in any form here!
Now that's the truth! Or is it?
Most people that don’t find a place in life rather not live.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern don’t know where they belong.
Therefore, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern rather not live anymore.
I can see this is a bit puzzling for you guys, but I totally wish to reward your efforts! Good for you!
Alright. It's time to take another crack at this.
Syllogism Homework #2
Major Premise: The Sky is blue because air molecules reflect blue light.
Minor Premise: A gas known as BrCl (Probably not a real gas, if one at all) reflects blue light.
Conclusion: If BrCl reflects blue light, then it contains air molecules.
I tried, with a purely scientific one. I think this syllogism is false, though.
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