Macbeth:

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See pages 340-347 for an intro into Shakespearean Tragedy, Conventions of Renaissance Drama, and Intro to the Shakespearean play Macbeth. The Macbeth play begins on page 348 in your textbook.

Intro to Macbeth:

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Macbeth Summary:

Macbeth Act I - Act V Summaries

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Macbeth Themes:  NEED TO KNOW!!!!

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**Themes you must understand:

    1.  Nothing is at it seems.  "Fair is foul and foul is fair."

    2.  Power corrupts.  Not only in Shakespeare's plays, but in the world today.

                                 3.  Blind ambition.  What must one do and how far will they go to achieve greatness?

                                 4. Fate vs. free will.  Does one guide the other?

Fate vs. Free Will:  whose choice is it anyway??

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Macbeth Curse:
Given its shocking history of disorder and death, actors have come to the
  logical conclusion that Macbeth is unlucky. The best known of all
  theatrical superstitions forbids actors from mentioning the name of "that
  Scottish play" anywhere inside the theater other than onstage. If an actor
  mistakenly lets the "M" word slip in the dressing room he or she must perform a
  ritual to reverse the curse.
Although these antics vary depending on who you ask, most times the actor
  will run from the building, turn around three times, spit, and then ask
  permission to reenter the theater. It is just as distressing for actors to hear
  a quote from the play uttered outside the theater. If this happens, the
offender  must recite an equal number of lines from another play.
Mabillard, Amanda. Heebie-Jeebies: The Curse of Macbeth. Shakespeare Online.
20 Aug.  2000. (16 July 2014)  http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/macbeth/macbethfaq/macbethcurse.html. 
Given its shocking history of disorder and death, actors have come to the
  logical conclusion that Macbeth is unlucky. The best known of all
  theatrical superstitions forbids actors from mentioning the name of "that
  Scottish play" anywhere inside the theatre other than onstage. If an actor
  mistakenly lets the "M" word slip in the dressing room he or she must perform a
  ritual to reverse the curse.
Although these antics vary depending on who you ask, most times the actor
  will run from the building, turn around three times, spit, and then ask
  permission to reenter the theatre. It is just as distressing for actors to hear
  a quote from the play uttered outside the theatre. If this happens, the
offender  must recite an equal number of lines from another play. The
distinguished  Shakespearean actor, Patrick Stewart (best known to Trekkies as
Captain Picard),  finds salvation in lines from A Midsummer Night’s
Dream.



How to cite this article:

Mabillard,
Amanda. Heebie-Jeebies: The Curse of Macbeth. Shakespeare Online.
20 Aug.  2000. (date when you accessed the information) <
  http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/macbeth/macbethfaq/macbethcurse.html
> .Given its shocking history of disorder and death, actors have come to the
  logical conclusion that Macbeth is unlucky. The best known of all
  theatrical superstitions forbids actors from mentioning the name of "that
  Scottish play" anywhere inside the theatre other than onstage. If an actor
  mistakenly lets the "M" word slip in the dressing room he or she must perform a
  ritual to reverse the curse.
Although these antics vary depending on who you ask, most times the actor
  will run from the building, turn around three times, spit, and then ask
  permission to reenter the theatre. It is just as distressing for actors to hear
  a quote from the play uttered outside the theatre. If this happens, the
offender  must recite an equal number of lines from another play. The
distinguished  Shakespearean actor, Patrick Stewart (best known to Trekkies as
Captain Picard),  finds salvation in lines from A Midsummer Night’s
Dream.



How to cite this article:

Mabillard,
Amanda. Heebie-Jeebies: The Curse of Macbeth. Shakespeare Online.
20 Aug.  2000. (date when you accessed the information) <
  http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/macbeth/macbethfaq/macbethcurse.html
> .Given its shocking history of disorder and death, actors have come to the
  logical conclusion that Macbeth is unlucky. The best known of all
  theatrical superstitions forbids actors from mentioning the name of "that
  Scottish play" anywhere inside the theatre other than onstage. If an actor
  mistakenly lets the "M" word slip in the dressing room he or she must perform a
  ritual to reverse the curse.
Although these antics vary depending on who you ask, most times the actor
  will run from the building, turn around three times, spit, and then ask
  permission to reenter the theatre. It is just as distressing for actors to hear
  a quote from the play uttered outside the theatre. If this happens, the
offender  must recite an equal number of lines from another play. The
distinguished  Shakespearean actor, Patrick Stewart (best known to Trekkies as
Captain Picard),  finds salvation in lines from A Midsummer Night’s
Dream.



How to cite this article:

Mabillard,
Amanda. Heebie-Jeebies: The Curse of Macbeth. Shakespeare Online.
20 Aug.  2000. (date when you accessed the information) <
  http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/macbeth/macbethfaq/macbethcurse.html
> .