A Glossary—Arcadia—by Tom Stoppard.docVIP

A Glossary—Arcadia—by Tom Stoppard Act I, Scene 1 Arcadia—A region of ancient Greece in the central Peloponnesus. Its inhabitants, somewhat isolated from the rest of the world, proverbially lived a simple, pastoral life. Any region offering rural simplicity and contentment. The term Arcadia is used to refer to an imaginary and paradisal place. Derbyshire (1)—A county in central England; Matlock is the administrative center. English park (1)—Examples of a form of English landscaping begun during the rise of romanticism in the late 18th century that imitated rather than disciplined nature. I