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Reasons why Shakespeare has used two different settings in ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’
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Reasons why Shakespeare has used two different settings in 'A Midsummer Nights Dream' In the play 'A Midsummer Nights Dream', Shakespeare uses two different settings (Athens and the Wood) for various reasons. The main possible reason for the inclusion of two settings could be to create clearer contrasts of elements and themes within the play for the audience, as the play consists of many contrasts, contradictions and opposites. For example, one of the main contrasts is the time at which the action of the play occurs in each setting. When the characters are in the wood, it is night time. This relates to the moon, therefore representing the Goddess Diana and women. In the Elizabethan era, when the play was written, women were thought to be below men because they were less intelligent and more irrational, likely due to the Great Chain of Being and the menstrual cycle, which is linked to the...
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