[nickcarraway]

Actually, the part about Webster was one of the few interesting things, but a bit to obvious. Yes, there were quotes from Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Romeo, etc., but none of them were done in a particularly witty or interesting way. Having Shakespeare as a dolt could work if it were done right, but that's not what they were going for.

I wasn't looking for historical accuracy, but it is interesting that Tom Stoppard would make all those mistakes. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Must Die was a brilliant idea.

[Borges]

Stoppard's contributions were the witty asides and offhand concepts (that mug that says 'Property of Stratford Upon Avon'). The overall plot and conception were the work of the other writer. How about Geoffrey Rush telling Will to 'talk prose'? That was a great touch.