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The expression "Curse of Scotland" is sometimes used simply to refer to an occasion of bad luck at cards and can also refer generally to unwanted situations in Scotland, such as swarms of midges. [20] There is a theatrical superstition, sometimes called the Scottish curse, that speaking the name Macbeth in the theatre
The traditional origin is said to be a curse set upon the play by a coven of witches, angry at Shakespeare for using a real spell. [2] One hypothesis for the origin of this superstition is that Macbeth, being a popular play, was commonly put on by theatres in financial trouble, or that the high production costs of Macbeth put theatres in financial trouble.
William Shakespeare's play Macbeth is said to be cursed, so actors avoid saying its name when in the theatre (the euphemism "The Scottish Play" is used instead). Actors also avoid even quoting the lines from Macbeth before performances, particularly the Witches' incantations. Outside a theatre and after a performance, the play can be spoken of ...
But the real curse of “the Scottish play” is that it’s damnably difficult to pull off onstage. Heresy to say it, but “Macbeth” might actually work better on screen, as I've argued before.
The defeat of the Scottish forces at the Battle of Flodden, on 9 September 1513, is often regarded as a pivotal moment in the late history of the Anglo-Scottish Borders. Among the fallen were James IV and a significant portion of Scotland's nobility and clergy, an Archbishop , a bishop , 21 earls, 14 lords, and at least 300 of the lower gentry ...
A geis or geas (pl. geasa) is an idiosyncratic taboo, whether of obligation or prohibition, similar to being under a vow or curse, yet the observance of which can also bring power and blessings. It is also used to mean specifically a spell prohibiting some action.
The Scottish novelist James Hogg incorporated brownie folklore into his novel The Brownie of Bodsbeck (1818). [69] [67] The novel is set in 1685, when the Covenanters, a Scottish Presbyterian movement, were being persecuted. [67] Food goes missing from the farm of Walter of Chaplehope, leading villagers to suspect it is the "brownie of Bodsbeck".
“If someone says, “Wow you have a GYAT” it doesn’t mean, “You have a big butt,” he explains. “It means you have a big beautiful butt. ...