The conversion of old into new presents different themes and issues to the new age audience, styles are manufactured to give the former work a creative edge, not to mention a change in perspective. Tom Stoppard changed Hamlet, a Shakespearean tragedy, into Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, an Absurdist piece, in an attempt to make sense of contemporary society through classical texts. Stoppard transformed themes and issues, characters and techniques, emphasising the intricacies of modern life, creating a new perspective on arguably the most well-known play in history. Altering the philosophies of Hamlet, abandoning both, structure and development within the parameters of the stage, creating an importance for the underdog, instead of monitoring life from the top, Stoppard took Shakespeare“s idea and made it new and inviting to the contemporary age.