Macbeth The Cursed Play
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"The Comedy of Glamis", "The Scottish Business" or simply "That Play" are
just a few of the euphemisms actors use to avoid mentioning the title of
William Shakespeare's Macbeth, one of the most ill-starred plays in
Indeed, many professionals believe that "The Unmentionable" [another of its
nickname ....
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.... actor cast as
Lady Macbeth, collapsed from a fever and later died. Shakespeare himself
had to step in and play the role on short notice.
The play was rarely performed again for nearly a century. The day of its
London revival in 1703 was noteworthy for one of the most severe storms in
English history. Because of its blasphemous content, the play was blamed
for the storm's calamities, and Queen Anne ordered a week of prayer during
which all theaters were closed.
A catalogue of disasters
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