Between Act Two and Act Three, the setting changes to further outdoors than in previous acts. The three scenes in the first act all take place inside, in living spaces of the houses of the different families. In the second act, both scenes take place outside the Bride's home; The first takes place on the veranda of her house, the second takes place at the "exterior" of her house. Finally, the third act moves further into the outdoors and into the wilderness. This transition is slow but sure, and takes place as the tension of the plot builds. It seems that the transition from a civil, indoor setting to an outdoor, wild setting parallels the transition from civility to the "barbarism" of blood wars. The atmosphere becomes dark and "murky" in this first scene of Act Three, setting the mood for the dark events to follow. In theatre, it's very important to set the mood for the audience so that the climax has a greater emotional impact.
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