Abstract:This chapter shows how the stage’s physical materials create meaning and position race as a construction of degraded European environments. In Titus Andronicus, Aaron’s black “hue” both begets and justifies the physical, bodily “hews” he orchestrates against the Andronicii, which are figuratively aligned with the excessive consumption of timber. In Lust’s Dominion, Eleazar’s furious “gall” (referencing both his ire and a popular ingredient in both ink and blackface cosmetic recipes) informs his audience how th… Show more
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