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Look at these images of costumes from a theatre production:

Costumes from a Play

A man in an fancy black and white old-fashioned suit with pink accents.

A man and woman in old fashioned clothes with blue accents

 Two men in old-fashioned suits, one in black and white, one in grey

 Algernon

 Gwen and Jack

Algernon and Jack 

A man in an old fashioned black and white jacket with pink tie and big flower in his lapel with a girl in a white lacy dress with pink rose accents

Two women in white old fashioned dressed, one decorated with pink roses, one decorated with a striped sash

A group of people in old fashioned clothing: three men and four women

 Algernon and Cecily

 Cecily and Gwen

Lady B, Gwen, Ms P, Jack, Chas, Algernon, Cecily 

Now that you've looked at them, please write and tell me what you can determine about these characters BASED ONLY ON THE COSTUME.  Try not to use body language or facial expressions to back up your assumption--use costume clues only.  You can discuss things like the social or economic standing of these characters, their level of conservatism or flamboyance, who "goes together," and what you think they might be like, but make sure that your assertions are based on what you see in the costumes.  (So even if you know information about the character because you know this play, don't rely on what you know, but go by what the costume tells you.  Even if you know something about how the character changes in the film or play, DO NOT discuss those changes.  You are being asked to discuss ONLY what you can determine about the character from the costume!)  Remember that you can also include things like hairstyle, make-up, accessories, etc, because those things are part of the costume, too.  *Hint--you can easily and logically structure your essay by going through the objectives for the costume designer and addressing each one!  

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