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Posted: **Thu Oct 11, 2001 3:26 am**

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Anyone who knows the story of Macbeth and the reasons why it was dubbed 'the scottish play' will find a strange sense of Deja Vu.

Posted: **Thu Oct 11, 2001 4:06 am**

@Sleep: I know the story of Mabeth (Studying right now in English), and I know why it was a Scottish play, but I do get the corelation of the two...

Posted: **Thu Oct 11, 2001 4:12 am**

Originally posted by Aegis:
@Sleep: I know the story of Mabeth (Studying right now in English), and I know why it was a Scottish play, but I do get the corelation of the two...

You say you know why it is called a Scottish play not, 'the scottish play'. Apparently there was once a production of the play Macbeth that became infamous due to the deaths of a great deal of stage hands and actors that were involved with the production. They assumed at the time that the play was jinxed, so they changed the name, the weird thing is that the next productions had no deaths or any problems.

It just reminds me of this, as though the movie is jinxed.

EDIT: That sounded more than a little patronising, sorry Aegis

[ 10-11-2001: Message edited by: Mr Sleep ]

Posted: **Thu Oct 11, 2001 5:34 am**

I knew of two of the deaths but did not know that the actress that played the Oracle had also died.

Posted: **Thu Oct 11, 2001 5:54 am**

@Mr.Sleep - When was the last time you slept? Maybe you are just paranoied... dunno

Posted: **Thu Oct 11, 2001 6:05 am**

Originally posted by Vicsun:
@Mr.Sleep - When was the last time you slept? Maybe you are just paranoied... dunno

Too long ago, about 7 hours

I probably am, although it is strange though

Posted: **Thu Oct 11, 2001 6:08 am**

@Sleep - You shouldn't think you are paranoid just because everyone is out to get you.

Posted: **Thu Oct 11, 2001 6:11 am**

Originally posted by McBane:
@Sleep - You shouldn't think you are paranoid just because everyone is out to get you.

What about if i am not paranoid and no one is out to get me?

Posted: **Thu Oct 11, 2001 6:16 am**

Then you should be worried!

Has anyone seen the Black Adder episode where the reference "the Scottish Play"?

There were two thespians, and anytime someone mentioned MacBeth, they had this routine to ward off the evil spirits. It was hysterical!

Posted: **Thu Oct 11, 2001 6:21 am**

Originally posted by McBane:
Then you should be worried!

Has anyone seen the Black Adder episode where the reference "the Scottish Play"?

There were two thespians, and anytime someone mentioned MacBeth, they had this routine to ward off the evil spirits. It was hysterical!

Yep i have

They say several things about potatoes i believe

"Oh....so you mean..erm....Macbeth"

LOL

Posted: **Thu Oct 11, 2001 7:56 am**

Originally posted by McBane:
Has anyone seen the Black Adder episode where the reference "the Scottish Play"?

There were two thespians, and anytime someone mentioned MacBeth, they had this routine to ward off the evil spirits. It was hysterical!

Yes, I've seen it. The Renaissance series of Black Adder is my favorite

Miranda Richardson is fab as Queen Elizabeth I & VI

Posted: **Thu Oct 11, 2001 8:08 am**

Yeah, MacBeth was the so-called "jinxed" play. Mentioning it in the theater could bring bad luck to the company, so theater folks (who are pretty superstitious) began calling it "the Scottish Play."

Can't say that I see any similarity with the Matrix series' in this. After all, if you look at any film with a relatively large cast, you'll find a similar number of accidents and deaths occur during the time of production. They don't usually involve the big name stars as much, but they do happen--it's the law of averages (which probably also went to see a production of MacBeth, once).

Posted: **Thu Oct 11, 2001 2:26 pm**

Originally posted by Mr Sleep:
You say you know why it is called a Scottish play not, 'the scottish play'. Apparently there was once a production of the play Macbeth that became infamous due to the deaths of a great deal of stage hands and actors that were involved with the production. They assumed at the time that the play was jinxed, so they changed the name, the weird thing is that the next productions had no deaths or any problems.

It just reminds me of this, as though the movie is jinxed.

EDIT: That sounded more than a little patronising, sorry Aegis

[ 10-11-2001: Message edited by: Mr Sleep ]

Don't worry if you felt you were patronizing me. I misunderstood what your were saying, and you pointed me in the right path.

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