Hamlet 2.1 Language: Hamlet's Stockings

The transcript explains the function of garters in holding up stockings and describes a scenario where stockings fall and bunch up around the ankles. It further explores the term 'jive', which refers to leg shackles, and how it metaphorically describes the appearance of Hamlet's stockings as shackles around his ankles.

What visual imagery is created by the description of the stockings around Hamlet's ankles?

How does the text relate the concept of jive to leg shackles?