E4: The Macbeth Curse

Creature Feature

Drew invites his favorite techies, Katie and Reed, to talk about how the play Macbeth became cursed in the first place.

Sources:

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     the-curse-and-superstition-of-shakespeare-s-macbeth.html. Accessed 21 Jan.
     2021.

"The Curse of the Scottish Play." Royal Shakespeare Company, www.rsc.org.uk/
     macbeth/about-the-play/the-scottish-play. Accessed 21 Jan. 2021.

Lyman, David. "This Show Is so Cursed, You Can't Even Call It by Name."
Cincinatti Enquirer, 28 May 2019, www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/
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Sherman, Mara. "The Macbeth Curse: Myth or Reality?" Santa Cruz Shakespeare, 31
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