Answer:
Background or settings of a play.
Explanation:
The historical consent of the play means a variety of things. It's the relationships between the different characters, their personalities and the situation in which they find themselves. It's also the social, historical and cultural context of the play when it was written – the background or setting.
For example, In the tragedy of Hamlet, there are many past historical references. When Shakespeare wrote this play he had many of the past historical events sewed into the very fabric of the plot. These historical references are, in some cases quite predominate among the regular dialog, where as in other cases it is almost unnoticeable. The very plot itself can be linked to murders, wars, and rivalries that all occurred in the time before the Elizabethan Theatre.
