Disguise is
an element used in many Shakespeare plays for similar reasons. It adds drama to
the play and is used to accomplish a particular goal. Shakespeare mostly uses
disguise as a form of trickery or falsification.
Autolycus
uses disguises to engage in his trickery as these two variables go hand in
hand. He disguises himself as a peddler selling goods to gain access to the Shepherds
sheep-bearing feast. His disguise was a necessity to keep him from being
recognized by Clown noting that he had robbed him. His disguises are also
important for him to gain what he wanted (money).
Similarly,
Polixenes disguised himself to gain access to the Shepherds residence to
inquire into his sons affairs. His disguise was essential to hiding the fact
that he is the King.
Perdita also
uses a disguise even unknown to herself. She is disguised as a poor girl not
knowing that she is actually a Princess. This is an aspect of the plot which
only occurs given the sequence of events. This element of disguise is important
to the unfolding of the plot.
Additonally,Florizel
disguises himself as Doricles to hide his true identity as Prince and to cause
Perdita to impute that he is an ordinary person as she presumes she is. This
was used to highlight the importance of looking beyond the wealth or outward
appearance of an individual; His disguise is used to hide his wealth and to
test Perdita’s heart. Florizel wanted her to love him for his internal
characteristics and not his riches.
Thus, the
importance of disguise is to hide the truth. In Winter’s tale it hid the truth
only so that it could be revealed later in the play as an element of drama and
surprise.
Good points, however you should aim at improving language/ diction used to avoid sounding elementary. Also, be careful how you use certain words throughout your sentences.
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