The Belle of Amherst | Objects, Setting & Important Places

The Belle of Amherst Objects/Places

Amherst, Massachusetts

The play takes place in Amherst. The natural beauty of the area inspires Emily. Certain events like the aurora borealis, fall, and winter become events that Emily must translate into poetry. Emily says that she never had to look far for paradise she found it in Amherst.

The Dickinson Household (The Homestead)

Called the Homestead by Emily, the Dickinson household is where all of the action of the play takes place. Emily's entire world is the house and the gardens. Emily's descriptions of the house are at times full of excitement and chaos and at other times quiet and lonely. She says that when her father died the house seemed empty with just her and Lavinia. The house is Emily's anchor. It is the thing that keeps her grounded in reality as she moves in and out of her past recollections.

The Evergreens (Austin and Sue's Home)

Edward built the Evergreens next door to the Homestead. He built it...
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