Consider Shakespeare's presentation of the world of Athensin Act I and the world of the fairies in Act II. A Midsummer night's dream

... Consider Shakespeare's presentation of the world of Athens in Act I and the world of the fairies in Act II. Although 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' was set in Athenian times, the fact that it was written in Elizabethan times is obvious. Shakespeare has introduced this element of the then modern society in order to not alienate the audience, who obviously had not been to Athens around 200 BC. Theatre played a much more prominent role in the lives of the average person in Shakespeare's time than it does now, and therefore a much wider stratum of society would regularly go to the theatre. In the present time, the cinema seems to have replaced it. For this reason, it was important for a comedy, such as 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', to have a wide appeal. Shakespeare's comedies were often based on conflict, and in this instance, the conflict was between the worlds of

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