William Shakespeare 's Macbeth was undoubtedly one of his most famous works with big titles such as Hamlet and Romeo & Juliet. What most people don’t know is that Macbeth has one of the most infamous reputations for the supernatural. The play was said to be written between 1599 and 1606 so I’m guessing that when word of a curse got out, it probably spread pretty fast because there wasn’t much to do back then. It’s said that the first play was performed in April in 1611. Since then countless accidents have occurred and no one is sure whether to blame the curse or if performers were just careless. Even Shakespeare had to jump in there and perform because so many people got hurt. There are incidents that have somewhat of a logical explanation
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The most interesting theory states that Shakespeare put legit witchcraft in when he wrote Macbeth. That is some pretty disturbing stuff. Witches were big news around that time because King James I was very interested in magic and witchcraft. It is said that the witches that Shakespeare stole the spells from got outraged and cursed the spell as a type of revenge. Though nothing has been really proven, it makes sense and it continues to be one of the most famous theories. The next explanation is more logical. The curse has been said to just have an insanely amount of bad luck that started at the very first showing of Macbeth in 1606. Since then accidents have occurred nonstop and to this day, the play leaves people extra cautious when performing the play. The last theory isn’t the most famous of explanations. The play is said to have ties to the actual devil through the character of the porter. In the story, the porter is a character who guards Macbeth’s castle door. In one scene he is very drunk when he hears a knock at the castle door. Instead of answering like a normal person, he plays with his imagination and pretends to guard the gates of hell. It kind of makes sense seeing how Macbeth acts like he doesn’t have a soul. Not much more is said about this theory although it is interesting to think
The most interesting theory states that Shakespeare put legit witchcraft in when he wrote Macbeth. That is some pretty disturbing stuff. Witches were big news around that time because King James I was very interested in magic and witchcraft. It is said that the witches that Shakespeare stole the spells from got outraged and cursed the spell as a type of revenge. Though nothing has been really proven, it makes sense and it continues to be one of the most famous theories. The next explanation is more logical. The curse has been said to just have an insanely amount of bad luck that started at the very first showing of Macbeth in 1606. Since then accidents have occurred nonstop and to this day, the play leaves people extra cautious when performing the play. The last theory isn’t the most famous of explanations. The play is said to have ties to the actual devil through the character of the porter. In the story, the porter is a character who guards Macbeth’s castle door. In one scene he is very drunk when he hears a knock at the castle door. Instead of answering like a normal person, he plays with his imagination and pretends to guard the gates of hell. It kind of makes sense seeing how Macbeth acts like he doesn’t have a soul. Not much more is said about this theory although it is interesting to think