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Macbeth

Macbeth. QUESTION 1. It is said that Shakespeare's Macbeth is a cursed Play.  What are the reasons behind this accusation and what real things have occurred to support this statement?. The Reasons Behind This Accusation. Will Shakespeare provided his

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Macbeth

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  1. Macbeth

  2. QUESTION 1

  3. It is said that Shakespeare's Macbeth is a cursed Play.  What are the reasons behind this accusation and what real things have occurred to support this statement?

  4. The Reasons Behind This Accusation.

  5. Will Shakespeare provided his audience with step-by-step instructions in the furtive art of spell casting. The ritual's practitioners were not happy by this detailed public exposure of their witchcraft, they that have punishment they cast with an everlasting spell on the play.

  6. Works Cited "The Curse of 'Macbeth'" Pret allez. Web. 26 Jan. 2010. <http://pretallez.com/onstage/theatre/broadway/macbeth/macbeth_curse.html>.

  7. Real Things That Have Occured

  8. In Amsterdam in 1672, the actor playing Macbeth substituted the blunt stage dagger with a real one, and with killed his co-actor playing Duncan right in front of the live audience.

  9. In the 1942, three actors in another production of Macbeth died, and the costume and set designer committed suicide.

  10. Work Cited "The Curse of 'Macbeth'" Pret allez. Web. 26 Jan. 2010. <http://pretallez.com/onstage/theatre/broadway/macbeth/macbeth_curse.html>.

  11. Rituals Saying the name "Macbeth" inside a theater will bring bad luck to the play and anyone acting in it. The only exception is when the word is spoken as a line in the play. In order to reverse the bad luck, the person who uttered the word must exit the theater, spin around three times saying a profanity, and then ask for permission to return inside.

  12. Question 2

  13. Should Lady Macbeth be the same age as Lord Macbeth?

  14. It doesnt matter if she was older or younger than Macbeth. She is still a Murder.

  15. Work Cited "Macbeth by William Shakespeare." Summary Central. Web. 02 Feb. 2010. <http://summarycentral.tripod.com/macbeth.htm>.

  16. Question 3

  17. What do the predictions made by the three witches mean and what is the significance that there are three weird sisters and why the term sisters?

  18. The Three Predictions

  19. The three weird sisters predict Macbeth's new title of Thane of Cawdor, his ascendance to the throne of Scotland, and the future reign in Scotland of Banquo's sons.

  20. Work Cited Macbeth." The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Boulder, Colorado - Home. Web. 26 Jan. 2010. <http://www.coloradoshakes.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=105>.

  21. Significance The significance of the Three sisters are that they led Macbeth into murder with there predictions. The witches are the primary reason for our ability to feel true sympathy for Macbeth despite his heinous crimes.

  22. "The Relationship Between Macbeth and the Witches." Shakespeare Online. Web. 02 Feb. 2010. <http://www.shakespeare-online.com/faq/macbethfaq/macbethdarkness.html>.

  23. Why the term Weird Sisters Weird here comes from the Anglo-Saxon wyrd, and means fate or destiny and the Weird Sisters are foretellers of Macbeth's fate.

  24. Works Cited • Macbeth and the Weird Sisters." Shakespeare Online. Web. 02 Feb. 2010. <http://www.shakespeare-online.com/faq/macbethfaq/weirdsisters.html>.

  25. Question 4

  26. Who is the historical figure of Macbeth?

  27. Mac Bethad mac Findlaích

  28. Work Cited "Macbeth of Scotland -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 27 Jan. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth_of_Scotland>.

  29. Question 5

  30. Is Macbeth a good man who grows into a villain? 

  31. Yes because after the predictions everything went down hill for Macbeth.

  32. Work Cited "Macbeth by William Shakespeare." Summary Central. Web. 02 Feb. 2010. <http://summarycentral.tripod.com/macbeth.htm>.

  33. By: Jacqueline Rosson

  34. THE END

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