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there is a superstition in theatre to not say the word macbeth before a performance

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The Middle Ages, specifically the eleventh century

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A Scottish soldier (Macbeth) and his friend (Banquo) are met by three strange witches bearing prophetic greetings. Macbeth is told that,among other titles, he will become king. The rest of the play follows a once loyal soldier (Macbeth) into the depths of darkness and despair as he seeks the crown regardless of the consequences.

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A cure of the superstition
is said to be that once the name is uttered you leave the theatre, walk round it three times, have a shoogle and spit over your shoulder.

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it was written for king James

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Write written by William Shakesphere

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The play opens amidst thunder and lightning

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It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake.

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It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake.

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the phrase "steal my thunder" comes from macbeth

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the phrase "steal my thunder" comes from macbeth

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The play is sometimes called The Scottish King or The Scottish Play.

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It was from the tragedy genre

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If you say ‘Macbeth’ in a theatre, you are meant to walk three times in a circle anti-clockwise, then either spit or say a rude word.

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If you say ‘Macbeth’ in a theatre, you are meant to walk three times in a circle anti-clockwise, then either spit or say a rude word.

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It was set in Scotland

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first performed in 1606