Blog Entry 3.2 Don't mention Macbeth - Blackadder - BBC

       This short clip depicts how great of an archetype Macbeth is, that even modern days comedians uses him as a prototype for their comedic relief sketches.  For many centuries, there is a meth that Macbeth's own superstitions became a curse for future generations of actors to come. Being curse by witches, Macbeth's followers became deeply superstitious about outtering the Macbeth's name.  During the reenactmnet of Macbeth plays, we can see how one of the actors knowingly plays a joke of the other actors by mentioning Macbeth's name. The belief is that, if an actor say the name out loud they will evoke the curse of Macbeth's and it brings back luck. From the sixteen centuries on, there were unfortunate circumstances were actors have gotten hurt on set, so from then on the actors would relate each situations with mentioning Macbeth's name. Therefore, rather than uttering Macbeth, they would say the "Scottish play". If anyone say Macbeth's name then they have to do a ritual to exorcise the evil spirits. In the above first scene one of the actor inform main character about the misfortunes that will follow if the actors says Macbeth name. The main character decided to play the joke on the king actors by mentioning Macbeth's name. Each time he say Macbeth, the king actors did a silly ritual to exorcise the curse of mentioning Macbeth.  This is perfect example of how the beliefs of witches, meths, and curses passes on from generations to generations.  Hilarious, take a look!