1; Olivia also tries to keep in secret her love for Viola/Cesario by closing the garden’s door [“Let the garden door be shut, and leave me to my hearing.” (Act 3, scene 1)], because of her mourning for recently dead brother and Cesario’s lower status. It wasn’t socially accepted for a noble lady to marry somebody from the lower class in that period. After Krogstad’s visit, Nora also fears not to be socially accepted. The setting of these plays shows us various cultural values and society norms in the Elizabethan period and in the modern one. Settings also enable the various interpretations and better understanding of the devices and images, reveal and develops the relationship between the characters, show their feelings and concerns. ...
