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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:
With London as the play's geographical setting, many of its cultural assumptions and reference points are based in English aristocratic society. Even if the characters never leave the city over the course of the play, the countryside functions as a sort of background setting. With the end of the London season approaching, many of the characters discuss their imminent departure to their rural manors. In addition, continental Europe looms in the background as a place that characters who don't fit in—such as Lord Darlington and Mrs. Erlynne—plan to move to.
