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Setting is where the play takes place; but it's more than just a house or a street. Setting refers to everything that has an influence on the actors or the mood they portray. The setting can be as simple as lighting or as complicated as the political struggle between 2 nations during a certain time period. Setting can be the family a character comes from. In P&P, Elizabeth is influenced almost entirely by her setting and there in fact would not be a novel at all were it not for the setting Elizabeth finds herself in. Hamlet as well is influenced and driven by the setting. Setting is also used to convey the mood the author or director wants.