The Franco Zeffirelli’s version of Hamlet does a great job at presenting wardrobes and settings that embodies each character’s personality and circumstance. The assist the audience with formulating and detecting the character’s emotional state or societal position. The costumes solidify or predicts the play for the audience. At the beginning of the play, King Hamlet is shown being entombed in a silver-like faux chainmail that covers his head and upper torso. The silver-like faux chainmail along with the King’s sword provides the audience with the connotation of royalty and reverence. In contrary, the ghost of King Hamlet is shown wearing a dark and modest tunic. The ghost’s modest and dark wardrobe provides the audience with the emotional state…show more content… This scene solidifies to the audience Claudius’s new royal position. Claudius’s newfound wife Gertrude, is also shown throughout the play as being majestic and royal. Gertrude is seen wearing different variations of chemise dresses with colorful applique patterns and veil coverings which perfectly portrays to the audience her feminine yet powerful position as queen. Hamlet is repeatedly shown wearing some dark tunics with the occasional robe. The dark colors worn by Hamlet throughout the play helps solidify to the audience Hamlet’s grief because of the murder of his father. At the end of the play, when Hamlet is challenged to a fence with Laertes, Hamlet is shown wearing a white tunic. His white tunic in this scene was a hint to the audience that something good was about to happen. Hamlet’s white tunic presented the connotation of wholeness and of new beginnings. Even though Hamlet ultimately dies, he accomplishes his promise to revenge his father’s murder. With the help of relevant costumes, the audience is provided with many present and predictive character emotions and circumstances. The costumes help the audience formulate a deeper understanding of the characters in the
