... hath not Jill."" B Middle Comedies Although very different in tone, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Merchant of Venice from the mid-1590s provide evidence of Shakespeare's growing mastery of the comic form and his willingness to explore and test its dramatic possibilities. A Midsummer Night's Dream represents Shakespeare's first outstanding success in the field of romantic comedy. The Merchant of ... the comic action, haunting the place even after he has disappeared from it. B1 A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream Fairies emerge from doorways in space, and Bottom's bed h...

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