The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Open: Folger Shakespeare Library [ART Box L933] Hamlet. Costume design fo... [ART Box L933] Hamlet. Costume design for a character. / Hamlet, nine ...

Pictured above is Hamlet talking with Claudius and Gertrude during the opening scene. There's a stark contrast in the white costumes of the king and queen compared to Hamlet dressed in sombre black.