What important role do the witches play in act i of the tragedy of macbeth? a. they define the setting. c. they describe other characters. b. they provide historical background. d. they foreshadow events.

D. They foreshadow events.

Explanation:

The three witches in the play Macbeth are considered the embodiment of various abstract elements, such as evil, fate and temptation. Their most important role is to foreshadow the events that will occur in the play. Foreshadowing occurs when the author gives the readers a hint of what is going to happen later in the story. It is unclear whether the witches are indeed only messengers, or whether they have some ulterior motive for manipulating the characters in the story.

either a donut or a sphere or a pancake or a flat sphere. it depends on where the vertical line is.

if the line goes through the center of the circle and is perpendicular to a diameter containing the center, then you get a flat circle.

if the line and the diameter of a the circle meet in the center of the diameter and at an angle, you get a pancake.

if the line is on the circumference of the circle and is at right angles   to the circle you get a ring.

if the line contains the diameter, you get a sphere.

the the line is parallel to the diameter and touches the circumference, you get a donut.