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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 Nightingale and the Rose" is set in a whimsical garden that is characteristic of fairy tales that take place in universal, ambiguous contexts—that is, contexts that are unbound by a specific time or place. The lack of details about the garden's precise location ultimately places it beyond the world of everyday life, thus giving it a mysterious and imaginative quality. The fact that the animals and plants can speak in this garden further emphasizes its fantastical elements. The garden setting also provides an idyllic natural backdrop that references to the Garden of Eden.
