Out of every single one you might have read the wartime production with actor John Gielgud is said to still hold the record. “The third Witch fell ill and died of a heart attack during the final rehearsal and the actor playing King Duncan died of angina. A witch was dancing round the cauldron, but could not maintain the tempo of the music. She collapsed and died on stage. And the set designer committed suicide”(Bernauw 1).
William Shakespeare wrote many strange and dark stories, but the one that genuinely stood out to actors was The Tragedy of Macbeth. With all of its superstitions it made people fear and question what to believe. The fact that actor change the title of the play, avoid the word Macbeth on the stage, and think that Shakespeare