India

The South Asian country of India is the broad-strokes setting of the play. The country's cultural conservative nature and perception of morality is a significant influence on the characters, and on the action of the play.

A Rural Village

The action of the play takes place in an unnamed rural village in India. The rural-ness and the smallness of the community are part of what shapes the desire of Miss Benare to live a free and independent life, and conservative morality of the characters who resent her doing so and conspire to keep her from doing so any more.

The Village Hall

The village hall is the primary physical setting of the play. It is a room without a great deal of individual character which, as the characters describe it and think about it, makes it the perfect place to stage a trial in which the circumstances and...