1. Setting : Creates mood and atmosphere Reflects and/or affects characters Contributes to theme

2. GEOGRAPHIC Location Landscape Scenery Position in the world, country, city… The seasons and weather

3. Cultural backdrop- Social and historical context- time period Working conditions Speech Behavior Clothing Gender roles Habits Laws Values and attitudes

4. Artificial(manmade) environments Rooms Buildings Cities and villages Futuristic settings…

5. Props Tools or implements, gadgets Clothing, costumes Stage design and placement of pieces Furniture

6. Setting Questions How many settings described? Visual descriptions- where and how words are used to create scene Connections b/w characters and settings The condition of the settings and props etc. Is the setting another character- conflicts?

7. Archetypal settings =embody a universal human experience- become like a symbol b/c we recognize the type. For example… The river The garden The wasteland The maze The cave The tower or fortress The wilderness The threshold The forest The tomb The prison