Hamlet
Examples of doublets in act 1?
im having some trouble finding some examples of the literary idea of doublets in act one of hamlet, could someone let me know where they are?
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A "doublet" was close-fitting jacket or shirt with or without sleeves, worn by European men from the late 1300s to around 1650. Hamlet's crazy act in Ophelia's closet (room) included his doublet unbuttoned and untucked.
Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbraced; No hat upon his head; his stockings fouled...
