... and social background. Because these factors are highly personal it is difficult to illustrate to what extent they influence an production, but one might consider what the relationship is between the play and the cultural framework. Performances of Shakespeare's plays are not isolated, unrelated occurrences. They function in a larger cultural context and are products of their society, with which they interact. In other ... is capable of empathy and love, which are typical human qualities. However, because Oberon is capable of love, this does not mean that the entire scale of human emot...

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