Clothes and Shakespeare; The Conspiracy

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…of a character. Numerous scenes use the apparel of the characters to claim dominance over another. The more luxurious the clothing, the higher one is in the social status. Two characters change both clothing and status simultaneously. Lear and Edgar, both start the beginning of the play wearing very elegant clothing, but each at different times wear disgracing clothing or even no clothing at all. King Lear demonstrates the theme, 'clothes make the man.'