Masquerades During The Elizabethan Era

Be the Masque There are many differences between modern era and the Elizabethan era, but one main difference in the masques and masquerades. There are several differences within this topic but one difference is clothing. Another difference could be music. Masquerades still to this day and during the Elizabethan era were and are a form of entertainment with special clothing and masques worn.

Masquerades have been around for ages. Masquerades were used long ago in many plays. Still, to this day, masquerades are used in pageants as well as masques (Williams). Quoted from an online source, “…first appeared in Italy during 15th century… popular in Venice.” Most people called masquerades ‘carnival behind closed doors’ (“History of the Ball Masque”).

If anyone looked at the clothes worn in the Elizabethan era and compared them to now, they would be totally different! The clothes worn at modern masquerades are uniquely different from the past masquerades. Clothes worn in the Elizabethan era were usually oversized dresses with uncomfortable accessories. Some people said the costumes worn were a threat to sexual morals. In many past masquerades, everyone dressed differently than everyday clothing. An example of them dressing differently is women dressed as Cossacks (“History of the Ball Masque”). Many partiers dressed as the other gender as well (“History of the Ball Masque”). Today’s modern fashion is definitely different than the past masquerade clothing. Masques have always been worn but in modern day masquerades the masques are the same but used more now as an accessory than to hide the gender (“Modern-Day Masquerades”). The colors worn have also changed. More in modern day times than past masquerades, the colors guests wear are dark. The dresses in modern day time have changed in the way they fit the women as well. In modern days, the dresses worn have little to no lining and are slimmer fitting for females (“Modern-Day