In 'Macbeth', what country is the setting?

The main country setting of Macbeth is Scotland. Shakespeare’s tragedy follows Macbeth, a Scottish general who hears a prophecy that he will become king and then murders Duncan to seize the throne.

Many major scenes take place in Scottish locations, including Forres, Inverness, Dunsinane, Fife, and Birnam Wood. The landscape is closely tied to the play’s atmosphere: castles, battlefields, forests, and storms reflect the political disorder created by Macbeth’s ambition.

The play does include a brief but important shift to England in Act 4, where Malcolm seeks support from King Edward the Confessor. That episode does not make England the primary setting; Scotland remains the country associated with most of the action and with Macbeth’s kingship.

Shakespeare based much of the plot on Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles, published in 1587, though the historical Macbeth lived in the 11th century and differed substantially from Shakespeare’s character. The play was probably first performed around 1606.