How do the plot and setting work together in act i? specifically, how does the setting in each of the scenes complement the events? use examples from at least two scenes in the play in your response.

In Macbeth, Act 1, scene 1, three witches in the countryside appear, in the middle of thunder and lightning, showing an atmosphere of disorder, confusion, and fear. The witches say "fair is foul and foul is fair" which makes us think that all things that seem to be one way, are completely the opposite. The witches talk in riddles and seem dark, dangerous, sinister. They look as if they knew exactly what to say to make Macbeth feel unconfortable and confused.  

In Act 1 scene 7, there is a soliloquy, in which Macbeth debates if he should kill Duncan or not, because he was in fact very loyal to his King, and to kill him while he is a guest in his house represents a serious betrayal. He also admits that his only reason to kill him will be ambition, and the moment he makes the decision to become a murderer, he is opening the gates of sin and darkness in his own life. He analyses the reasons to become such a traitor and his possible consequences and realizes that it is not worth it, so he is not going to kill Duncan. In this scene, the plot helps to demonstrate Macbeth loneliness, in the sense that he is taking alone in the dark even though there are many servants but do not interact with him and his thoughts.

heritage? culture? religion? gene? trait?