“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” - Animal Farm, George Orwell
Taking up roles and acting as someone else, which is apparent in the clothing and the positions of the fighters, draws one’s attention not so much to the act of playing, but rather the presence of a director; a skillful puppet master who, sometimes for the sake of self-amusement, switches the roles.