And does he have any remorse about it? No. He attempts to turn an ordinary man's death into public entertainment. Now just think for a second how incredibly twisted that is. He manages to get permission for him to be killed during one of their plays. Consider the story that the Player tells about the actor in his troupe that was condemned to death. This menace is inter-woven into his argument about death with Guil. He also tries to cheat Ros and Guil and, in the closing scene, as Guil and Ros's fate approaches, the Player's debonair sense of cool becomes truly menacing. The first example is when he strikes Alfred without explanation. There's something very threatening underlying his whole demeanor. The Player can be pretty cheerful and friendly, but he can also turn on you like a rabid dog. Yet there are certain consequences of viewing all of life as just one big play. For him, it's all just child's play, and the result is that he is immensely confident while Guil is insecure. The difference is that he is not nearly as bothered by the philosophical questions as Guil is. The Player is pretty good at spouting off fancy poetic lines the same way that Guil does ("We ransomed our dignity to the clouds, and the uncomprehending birds listened") (2.114). He offers to put on a smutty performance for Guil and Ros, and later agrees to perform The Murder of Gonzago with Hamlet's altered lines. He claims to have been more of a purist back in the day, but now he and the Tragedians more or less do whatever they are paid to do. You can't go through life questioning your situation at every turn" (2.150). In his view, life itself isn't too different from being an actor in a play, and he doesn't understand why someone like Guil is always questioning everything rather than just playing his part. He is "just" an actor, but he seems to be more in control of reality than almost anyone else around. The Player is the leader of the Tragedians.
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