Both Uses
nevertheless
in
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
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- ROS: Nevertheless, I suppose one might say that this was a chance.... One might well ...accost him.... Yes, it definitely looks like a chance to me.... Something on the lines of a direct informal approach ...man to man ...straight from the shoulder.... Now look here, what's it all about ...sort of thing.†
Act 2 *nevertheless = despite that (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- ROS: It was quite a good play nevertheless.†
Act 3
Definitions:
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(1)
(nevertheless) despite thatBased on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 was just stated, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that, despite that, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, in contrast and but.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)