How does the setting influence the devellopment of the storyline in Shakespeares 'Romeo and Juliet'?

In Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, we see the progression of the storyline through a number of different components of the setting. The events that took place, the place the text is set and how quickly time moves contribute to a great extent to the development of the plot and inform the audience and determine the direction in which the story will be headed, the problems that may occur and the possible outcomes of …

…e events that took place, the place the text is set and how quickly time moves contribute to a great extent to the development of the plot and inform the audience and determine the direction in which the story will be headed, the problems that may occur and the possible outcomes of these problems. The setting is vital for the audience to become involved and interested in the play and to understand and comprehend it.