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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:
Pride and Prejudice primarily takes place in small-town Hertfordshire, England, though the characters travel to other parts of England as well (including London and the fictional towns of Hunsford and Lambton). The book is set during the Napoleonic Wars—the period between 1797 and 1815, when England was at war with France—during which it was common to see troops of soldiers stationed throughout the country. Though Austen does not focus on the political context in Pride and Prejudice, she includes several characters who serve as soldiers, including Wickham.
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