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The traditional origin is said to be a curse set upon the play by a coven of witches, angry at Shakespeare for using a real spell. [2] One hypothesis for the origin of this superstition is that Macbeth, being a popular play, was commonly put on by theatres in financial trouble, or that the high production costs of Macbeth put theatres in financial trouble.
William Shakespeare's play Macbeth is said to be cursed, so actors avoid saying its name when in the theatre (the euphemism "The Scottish Play" is used instead). Actors also avoid even quoting the lines from Macbeth before performances, particularly the Witches' incantations. Outside a theatre and after a performance, the play can be spoken of ...
The Scottish Play is a play by American playwright Lee Blessing. It is set at a Shakespeare festival in Bannockburn, Michigan and examines the history of the Scottish Play curse associated with theater workers and performers pronouncing the name Macbeth .
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The substitutions "The Scottish Play" and "Break a leg" are used instead. Shoes on a table; Placing a hat on a bed [24] Three on a match [16]: 292 Tipping a salt shaker over [16]: 188 Viewing one's doppelgänger may be considered a harbinger of bad luck [citation needed] Killing a ladybug [25] [26] Walking under a ladder [27] [28]
The play features Michael, one of the better actors in a fictional amateur theatre society, The Shellsfoot Thespians, who dreams of directing William Shakespeare's Macbeth, which is known in the real theatrical world as "The Scottish Play". [2] Real theatrical custom has it to not refer to the play by its real name, due to a mythical curse.
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