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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:
The Duchess of Malfi takes place in Italy in the early 1500s. At the play’s beginning, it is 1504, and the characters assemble in the court of Malfi—which is modern day Amalfi, on the coast of Italy. The Duchess has a palace in Malfi, though it is not far enough to escape the influence of her brothers.
