To Boas the play is, despite its fantastical and exotic trappings, "essentially English and Elizabethan". He grew his hair and a moustache and talked about rejecting the "trappings of materialism". Authoritarian regimes often adopt "the institutional trappings" of democracies, such as constitutions. During this time it decked itself out with the conventional trappings of sovereignty. The ruling Visigoths nevertheless showed some respect for the outward trappings of Roman culture. Moreover, they were vitally concerned with the trappings of political power. Science fiction fans love the hard science fiction trappings and hardware. Furthermore, Oliver Cromwell increasingly took on more of the trappings of monarchy. "Hard Rain" is an implausible heist movie soaked in disaster movie trappings. The lyrics of "Paparazzi" deal with stalking and the trappings of fame. Therein, Prince Hamlet is pleading for escape from his mortal trappings. They charge that this is nepotism carried out within the trappings of democracy. Theroux and his team sought to take "inspiration from the showbusiness trappings of Scientology itself". These were cheaper to recruit and maintain than knights with all their trappings. Amelia is intrigued by a portrait of a beautiful Polynesian woman in royal trappings.