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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:
Hamlet takes place at Elsinore, the home of the royal family of Denmark. The castle is an important part of the play’s overall atmosphere. Because it is dark and full of secret, hidden places, the more sinister aspects of the play—when characters spy on and maim each other—seem as though they remain concealed by the castle itself. In this way, as a location and as an atmospheric actor, Elsinore is an important part of the play’s plot development. The castle is also a dark and dour place, and its physical characteristics seem, in some ways, to reflect the people who live there.
