setting the stage

In Shakespeare’s plays he uses language to set the scene such as what time of day it may be. In act 4 scene 5 of The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare uses this langue to tell that it is day time in the scene. We learn this because of the conversation between Katherine and Petruchio when they argue how the moon isn’t out, it is the sun. Petruchio says “Good Lord, how bright and goodly shines the moon!” and Katherine replies “The moon? The sun! It is not moonlight now.” So because of this conversation the audience knows it is day time even if they may not be able to see that it is day. These hints help create less confusion in when the scenes are taking place. Also in the scene another hint to show that it is day time is when Petruchio says “Good morrow” to Vincentio when he enters the scene