Setting refers to:
- The time in which the event occurs
- The social background of the characters
- The general atmosphere and mood that runs through the story
The Phantom of the Opera
- The story is set in Paris, the capital of Paris.
- The main events take place in the Opera House and the passage ways below it.
- The Opera House is completed in 1875 at a cost of forty-seven million francs.
- It has seventeen floors. Ten floors are above the ground and seven are below the ground.
- There are many dark and confusing passage ways under the Opera House.
- The foundation floor is filled with a lake of water to help stabilize the huge building.
- The period of the story is 1880.
- It is in the 19th century.
- It is a time where the Parisian society is proud of not having work for a living.
- Their lives are centred around attending grand balls, going to art galleries and attending operas.
- They reject the existence of the poor and anything that is too hideous to behold.
