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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—Medieval England:
Shakespeare sets the play at the very end of the 14th century, specifically between the years 1398 and 1400. Shakespeare underscores this medieval setting in many ways, drawing references to various important historical events of that period, including the suppression of rebels in Ireland by the English crown and the Hundred Years War, a major conflict involving most of the major powers of Europe. The political and historical backdrop of the play is a series of tensions and conflicts between the English monarchy and the aristocracy that will culminate in King Richard II’s fall from power, the central event of the play.
