Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare
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Much Ado About Nothing: Setting 1 key example

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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

Key Examples in Much Ado About Nothing

Setting
Explanation and Analysis—The City of Messina:

Much Ado About Nothing is set in 16th-century Messina, a city on the island of Sicily in Italy. Most of the events of the play occur on the grounds of Leonato, the governor of Messina.