Saying the word “Macbeth” in a theater is the equivalent of walking under a ladder or looking into a broken mirror. The bad omen originates when the actor playing Lady Macbeth in the original production in 1606 died forcing Shakespeare to replace him. An article by Laura Schumm testifies that “in another 17th-century production, held in Amsterdam, the actor playing King Duncan was allegedly killed in front of a live audience when a real dagger was used in place of the stage prop during the stabbing scene” (Schumm 1). The list of disasters while this play was in production is endless, thus the negative vibes behind simply vocalizing the
Saying the word “Macbeth” in a theater is the equivalent of walking under a ladder or looking into a broken mirror. The bad omen originates when the actor playing Lady Macbeth in the original production in 1606 died forcing Shakespeare to replace him. An article by Laura Schumm testifies that “in another 17th-century production, held in Amsterdam, the actor playing King Duncan was allegedly killed in front of a live audience when a real dagger was used in place of the stage prop during the stabbing scene” (Schumm 1). The list of disasters while this play was in production is endless, thus the negative vibes behind simply vocalizing the