Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Setting 1 key example

Definition of Setting

Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or it can be an imagined... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the... read full definition
Setting
Explanation and Analysis:

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is set in late Victorian London in the year 1885. London was a thriving metropolis in this period, as the capital of the world’s most significant empire and the center of Europe’s economy. Money flowed into the city from trade throughout the British empire, and the Industrial Revolution also served to enrich the city immensely.