How does Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream respond to the specific theatrical conditions and legal restrictions placed upon commercial theatres in late sixteenth-century London? ... Shakespeare, in A Midsummer Night's Dream3, challenged as well as upheld this idea. ... This means that all night-time scenes had to be performed during the day, yet the audience are aware of when it is night-time and when it is not in Shakespeare's plays. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate