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Facts on Shakespeare's Plays
· Macbeth was believed to be unlucky to companies and performers today
· Hamlet had a ghost as its main character
· There were three witches involved in Macbeth (a.k.a. the Weird Sisters)
· The name Macbeth was said to be a cursed name so instead of using it, the people used 'The Scottish Play' or 'That Play'
· If an actor speaks the name Macbeth in a theatre, the person is required to leave the theatre building, spin around three times, spit, curse, and then knock to be allowed back in the theatre
· Hamlet had a ghost as its main character
· There were three witches involved in Macbeth (a.k.a. the Weird Sisters)
· The name Macbeth was said to be a cursed name so instead of using it, the people used 'The Scottish Play' or 'That Play'
· If an actor speaks the name Macbeth in a theatre, the person is required to leave the theatre building, spin around three times, spit, curse, and then knock to be allowed back in the theatre
Facts on Shakespeare's Theatre
· The theatre should always be closed one night a week to give the ghosts a chance to perform their own plays (traditionally Monday nights)
· You should always leave a light burning in an empty theatre because it wards off the ghosts or it might anger them if it is not lit (they can’t see their play then)
· You should always leave a light burning in an empty theatre because it wards off the ghosts or it might anger them if it is not lit (they can’t see their play then)
Facts on Elizabethan Era Religion
· Queen Elizabeth I approved in Protestant Christianity
· Catholic and Protestant Christianity were the most common religions in the Elizabethan Era
· Catholic and Protestant Christianity were the most common religions in the Elizabethan Era