Macbeth, in which three witches whose prophecy on Macbeth becoming the King of Scotland is assumed to be, few evidences prove too, cursed. This play was written by Shakespeare in the early 16th century.
Explanation:
Macbeth, most popular Scottish play was written in 1603. This was soon after Doctor Faustus, which talks about witchcraft too. This play was a reason for people to start gaining more information about witchcraft and its demonic effects on everyday lives.
Soon after this, Macbeth also had its main characters as witches and prophecy as the outline of the entire play.
Eventually, lot of incidents that took place while Shakespeare was writing it and the world performing it, were all negative. Incidents like:
- Few witches who were informed that Shakespeare was using real incantations, objected Shakespeare from doing so.
- Sudden death of the woman playing Lady Macbeth in the play which was taken over by Shakespeare himself.
- They are also reports that real daggers were used in the act where King Duncan is being murdered, eventually the actor died.
Later, when this play was performed, there were many incidents that led to deaths of actors, directors, character artists and audience too.
