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Saying "Macbeth" is considered by those involved in acting to be very bad luck unless you are actually preforming the play onstage. Offstage most refer to the play as "that play" or more commonly "the Scottish Play". This tradition is thought to have started because of the countless accidents and deaths that have surrounded the play, starting with the play's premier and the death of the boy playing Lady Macbeth backstage on opening night, August 7, 1606. Some believe that Shakespeare himself wrote in actual black magic into the spells of the witches and that that has led to the "curse of Macbeth". Adding to the legend is the fact that Macbeth is a very physical play with a great deal of fighting. During a long run, it is very likely that someone will be hurt, and people automaticaly believe it to be the result of the curse.
If someone does say "Macbeth" they are supposed to run outside the theatre, spin around 3 times, spit, and then knock and ask permission to re-enter the theatre.
This curse is a tad ridiculous but what you can you expect. This is a very credible source.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agothey believe saying Macbeth will curse you insted they say "mbeth" "mac"
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∙ 11y agoI think.........
during the play their were two sisters and shakespeare used real black magic. It is said that there is a curse on the word MACBETH
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∙ 12y agoBecause it is Bad Luck.It is bad luck because Macbeth is a witch William shakespear created but is now classed as a bad luck symbol to anybody in a theater who says the witches name.
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∙ 13y agourban legend. watch the film "macbeth".
It is because Macbeth accidentlty dropped the rubber cover of the top of the sword and killed Ducan
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∙ 13y agoShakespeare is supposed to have used the spells of real witches in his text, angering the witches and causing them to curse the play.
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What cant Macbeth say when he hears the body guards praying?
Amen
Who is the disloyal thane killed by Macbeth?
Macdonweald. Macbeth split him from the nave to the chaps. Don't say the Thane of Cawdor; the text does not say he was captured by Macbeth and it wouldn't make any sense to say he did.
Had he not resembled My father as he slept I had done it?
Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth to grow up and just kill the King. But Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth that she cant kill him since he looks like her father, this shows the reader that Lady Macbeth isn't as crazy as we think she is.
Who said is fearful of divine punishment because he cannot say amen in Macbeth?
Macbeth
How did Banquo die?
Macbeth killed banquo. Because Macbeth heard the witches say he will also be king. so Macbeth saw him as a threat to the throne and lets just say did something bad to banquo (killed him)
What cant Macbeth say when he hears the body guards praying?
Amen
Who is the disloyal thane killed by Macbeth?
Macdonweald. Macbeth split him from the nave to the chaps. Don't say the Thane of Cawdor; the text does not say he was captured by Macbeth and it wouldn't make any sense to say he did.
Where in Shakespeares play Macbeth does it say she had wished she was not a women?
It doesn't say that anywhere in the play. Also, Macbeth is a male.
Had he not resembled My father as he slept I had done it?
Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth to grow up and just kill the King. But Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth that she cant kill him since he looks like her father, this shows the reader that Lady Macbeth isn't as crazy as we think she is.
Who are the witches referring to when they say something wicked this way comes in Macbeth?
In Macbeth, the three witches are referring to Macbeth when they say "Something wicked this way comes." They are speaking about Macbeth as he approaches them, indicating his dark and villainous nature.
Who said is fearful of divine punishment because he cannot say amen in Macbeth?
Macbeth
What did the witch called Macbeth?
Macbeth. She said "Hail, Macbeth!" In fact all three witches say exactly the same thing.
Who does Macbeth say killed the king?
the guards.
How did Banquo die?
Macbeth killed banquo. Because Macbeth heard the witches say he will also be king. so Macbeth saw him as a threat to the throne and lets just say did something bad to banquo (killed him)
How did the three figures look. what did they say to hail Macbeth and banquo?
hw did the three figures look in Macbeth?
What Macbeth say when he heard the bodyguards praying?
When Macbeth overhears the bodyguards praying, he hears them say that they have done nothing wrong and that they are innocent. This admission of innocence by the bodyguards makes Macbeth fearful that he will be caught for the murder of King Duncan.
Who does lady Macbeth say king Duncan looks like?
Lady Macbeth says king Duncan resembles her father, so she encourages macbeth to murder him.
