Merlin

Class/status mise en scene
From the start the audience is overloaded with the visual representation of merlin and the castle he is in, we have this stereotype of a dirty peasant however merlin is very different he appears to be dressed in very clean leather, he has not dirty on his face and his teeth appear to be perfect. This subjects that there is something that isnt quite right here, also the audience is automatically made aware that they should be on his side due to him being the protagonist with low social class and status.The colour of merlins cloths compared to the lady is very important, during this era purple was a colour only worn by the VERY rich or royalty whereas merlin is in just normal leather that doesn't seem to be dyed at all. In the street the audience is introduced to another high status and class person, prince Arthur his status is easily identifiable due to the armed guards that are following him. Arthur also has a higher status as seen by the battle he always seems to be making merlin step back as he is the aggressor.