Which of Shakespeare's plays is known as the scottish play?

Answer 1

Some people think that Shakespeare wrote Macbeth to flatter James I because it was about Scotland, has witches in it (James liked witches), and makes a big deal out of Banquo who Holinshed claimed was the ancestor of the Stuarts, including James.

Answer 2

Macbeth has many names, merely because it brings the actors bad luck due to superstition. Shakespeare was believed to have written magic spells in his play, and apparently, a man died after performing the play. If the actor says Macbeth, it is supposed to bring them bad luck, so it is changed to the Scottish Play so people still know what is being talked about.

Answer 3

Don't say this out loud if you're in a theatre! "The Scottish Play" is the nickname for Shakespeare's play . . .macbeth (sshh!). It's called that because it is the only one of Shakespeare's plays which is set in Scotland, and because superstitious theatre people think it's bad luck to say the name of the Scottish Play out loud, especially in a theatre.

Answer 4

When someone refers to "The Scottish play" by Shakespeare, they are referring to McBeth. It's supposed to be bad luck to say the name of the play.

Answer 5

Macbeth is called the Scottish Play because it is bad luck to pronounce the name in a theatre (or often among theatre people).

Answer 6

Only one of Shakespeare's plays has anything to do with Scotland: the Tragedy of Macbeth.