Mise en Scene :
- Period costume
- Quill and ink
- Dark wood furniture
- Elaborate head-dress
- Scroll / parchment
- Writing on paper
- Embroidery on furniture
- Excessive jewellery
- Small glass pane windows (typical of the period)
- Tudor style facial hair
- Writing desk
- Both fair skinned (nobles were referred blue bloods)
- Colour scheme of clothes (no access to various coloured dyes, especially bright colours)
- Noble costume and set
- Body contact infers a close relationship
- The male taking the lead with an inferior helping female
- Location appears very typically English
- Lighting infers serious, tense mood
- Elaborate gold box shows wealth
- Famous actors : Damien Lewis and Claire Foy
