I am curious about the word “element” that appears so many times throughout the play. For example, the Fool particularly calls attention to this word in 3.1 where he says “who you are and what you would are out of my welkin–I might say ‘element,’ but the word is overworn” (3.1.56-58). My guess is that this has to do with people’s internal natures and the fact that it is so difficult to see a person’s actual “element” throughout the play–the gender bending but also the numerous other disguises people take on throughout the scenes.