Which effects does the setting of the opening scene have on the play macbeth?

In the opening scene, we see thunder and lightning crash above a Scottish moor. The setting is mysterious and desolate. It immediately signals to the audience that the tale they are about to hear is likely to be a tragedy, as opposed to a comedy. The appearance of the witches in the first scene supports this assumption, while also demonstrating that the play contains supernatural elements.

answer: "the beating heart symbolizes the narrator's conscience, or his sense of guilt and wrongdoing" so its b

explanation:

"to look at him, or hear him describe it, he had no guilt. however, poe decided to symbolize this man's subconscious guilt through the heartbeat."

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