King Lear: Conspiracy in Nakedness and Dress


Nakedness and dress in Shakespeare's King Lear, represented the status of a
character. Many scenes use clothing to show one characters dominance over
another. The more opulent the clothing, the higher the status, or the lack of
clothing, the lower the status. A few characters go through many wardrobes.
Lear and Edgar, both start the beginning of the play wearing expensive,
luxurious clothing, but each at different times wear less glorious clothing or
even no clothing at all.

Lear who is the most powerful and authoritative
character in the beginning of
the play, is also the best outfitted. Lear during the play, soils his clothing
in storms, heaths, battles, and other harsh elements. At the same time that his
garments are lessening in value, so is his level of power and status. Lear
finds the bottom of the abyss he enters when he, a fool, a beggar, and a madman
have taken shelter in a hut from a storm. For Lear to be in......

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