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. ... By describing the setting in the script and using actions to emphasise them, Shakespeare successfully provides the audience with an understanding of what the situation should be. ... This means that all night-time scenes had to be performed during the day, yet the audience are aware of when it is night-ti...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The role of women and the supernatural are obvious themes present in the Shakespeare play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. ... During the time of Shakespeare, there was very bad weather most of the time, which caused much harvest failure. ... These are just two of the many themes found in A Midsummer Night's Dream. ...

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• Grade Level: High School