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Elizabethan Theatre Conventions Soliloquy: Hamlet’s “To be or not to be…” is literature’s most famous soliloquy. This popular Elizabethan convention is a literary or dramatic technique in which a s…

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Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, directed by Jeremy Herrin .With Charles Edwards as Benedick,Eve Best as Beatrice. Opens at Shakespeares Globe Theatre 26/5/11 CREDIT Geraint Lewis Shakespeare Costumes Women, Shakespearean Costumes, Much Ado About Nothing Costumes, Shakespeare Aesthetic Outfits, Luella Shakespeare Clothes, Shakespeare Costume Design, Shakespeare Costumes, Shakespeare Play Costumes, Beatrice Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, directed by Jeremy Herrin .With Charles Edwards as Benedick,Eve Best as Beatrice. Opens at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre 26/5/11 CREDIT Geraint Lewis

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This was a surprisingly difficult challenge considering the fact that I love yellow! Originally, I did have a yellow UFO that I was saving for this challenge but I decided it was a wadder. I had so many Elizabethan projects to do before the end of the faire that I didn't think I'd have any time to do anything. But then the weekend before faire, I decided that I needed a new petticoat since I turned my last one into a bodied petticoat. So I scurried off to Jo-Anns for some linen. Originally…

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several people dressed in period clothing and hats, one pointing to the side with his right hand

Costumes during this time period were often bright in color, visually entrancing, and expensive. Due to the fast-paced nature of the plays and their runs, there was sometimes not even enough time to create period specific costumes for the actors. As a result, the actors wore contemporary and not period specific clothing for the plays. Occasionally costumes were donated to actors by patrons, but more often than not, actors wore the clothes of their day.

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