The relationship between Mozart and Salieri is played out in the situation. Salieri’s effect on Mozart is directly in Mozart’s “situation.” Salieri keeps Mozart from having the position of tutor to Princess Elizabeth. He undermines Mozart’s situation with the Masons, who have been giving him money. Salieri’s “situation” both allows him to discredit and destroy Mozart. And Salieri’s anger comes from the realization that his “place” with God is not as high as he thought. It is Mozart’s position of being the voice of God that causes Salieri to make the choices he makes.

The state of affairs Todd and Dussander have created for themselves is one of mutual mistrust, dislike, and interest in keeping the other alive. Todd warns the old man that one of his friends has a letter regarding Dussander and himself, and if anything untoward was to happen to the boy the friend would immediately go to the police; Dussander announces to Todd he has a full written account of their relationship in a safe deposit box with instructions to be opened and read upon his death.

Barefoot in the Park examines the institution of marriage, focusing on the joys and heartaches that are an inevitable part of it.

King Hamlet has been murdered by his brother Claudius.  King Hamlet’s Ghost has charged his son, also named Hamlet, to “Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder.”

Othello’s a respected warrior who’s also a new husband madly in love with his much younger wife.  When his wife’s loyalty is questioned, he’s driven to attain a true assessment of his marriage situation.  He relies solely upon his comrade-in-arms, Iago, for the truth.  Iago’s in a situation where his reputation for honesty allows him access to Othello’s innermost desires and insecurities.  He’s the man inside, in the perfect position to betray the man he envies and hates.

Bruce and Josh have a student-teacher relationship, with an implied contract between them, based on Bruce’s Master Class point system.

The set of circumstances explored by John and Abigail is the extramarital affair that occurs between the vibrant, sensual, and amoral Abigail with the passionate, married John Proctor, a man who has been sexually rebuffed by his wife for many months.  Once the affair is discovered, Abigail becomes a woman scorned and is determined to get her man while eliminating his wife completely from his life.  She implements this plan by accusing John’s wife of witchcraft, which effectively places Elizabeth in jail, much to John’s fury.  The situation between John and Abigail evolves from one of lust to bitterness and revenge.

As a set of external circumstances, Nick and Gatsby’s homes are situated next to each other; Nick is related to the object of Gatsby’s desire (he is Daisy’s distant cousin)—and is willing to help Gatsby in his endeavor to obtain Daisy.

The institution of marriage, specifically any one that Tracy is involved in, is what creates conflict between Tracy and Dexter.  Tracy and Dexter were once married.  Dexter knows that Tracy is doing the wrong thing by embarking on a second marriage to Kittredge.  He says that it’s just a swing from himself and what he represents.  But he thinks it’s “too violent a swing.”  Dexter feels the need to protect Tracy from the disastrous future he knows is in store for her if she goes through with the wedding.  Tracy thinks it was their own marriage that was the disaster.

As a set of external circumstances, Scout and Boo’s homes are situated near each other’s, “The Radley Place jutted into a sharp curve beyond our house” (Harper, 1960, p. 9); as a child with an active imagination and natural curiosity, Scout is intrigued with Boo’s (non) existence as a shut-in; it is also evident that Boo watches over Scout and the various predicaments she finds herself in.

Harry and Sally’s off and on chance meetings are the circumstances under which their relationship develops.