As we have discussed in class, costuming in Shakespeare's time was the actors' responsibility. However, there are some questions that the book “Costumes and Scripts in the Elizabethan Theatres” by Jean MacIntyre brings up that we have not discussed. How many costumes did each actor have? Did they change costumes during a show? Part of the reason it is so hard to answer these questions is because little was said about costumes during the time. It seems strange that so little is said about costumes that the Elizabethan actors spent so much money on. Little is said on how costumes were used on the physical stage. What is said about it usually emphasizes the symbolism in costumes, not how that was used. According to MacIntyre Shakespeare’s plays call for costume changes, but we are unsure if they happened during that time. The costumes are part of spectacle and they show the audience who each character is.
MacIntyre, Jean. Costumes and Scripts in the Elizabethan Theatres. 1st ed. Edmonton, Canada: The University of Alberta Press, 1992. 1-11. Print
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