Macbeth- how the setting of the story affects the plot

MACBETH Macbeth is a play where atmosphere and setting plays a very important part in the play. There are three main parts where the atmosphere and setting affects the plot with the witches, Glamis castle, and the Dunsinane banquet. The play starts with the Witches, which is at a desolate place with thunder and lightning. "When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain?" The witches are the main source of the …

…realizes this is the end and that his own death is near. His reaction is strange, very quiet, subdued and thoughtful. His power and motivation seem to vanish. All of these settings in Macbeth have a direct affect on the plotline of the story. Whether it causes Macbeth to commit murder or if it causes him to lose all hope and motivation, these settings prove to have an affect on what happens in the story.