A closer look at how witchcraft and the Supernatural influenced some of Shakespeare’s most well-known plays. Resources for primary and secondary students.

The symbols are known as apotropaic marks and tend to be carved into stone or woodwork near entrances like doorways, windows and fireplaces. IT's thought that they would then ward off witches and ...

People were extremely superstitious in Shakespeare’s day. This affected people’s views on everything from religion to treating illnesses. Some people even accused local women of being witches.

Women of the Early 1900s Rallied Behind Beautiful, Wartless Witches Women looking to work, vote and marry whomever they wanted turned the Halloween icon into a powerful symbol ...

Three Witches Brew will be performed on June 7, 19:30-20:10 at One-o-Four, 104 The Hornet, Chichester, PO19 7JR. For Iona, it will be a very happy return to Chichester where she studied musical ...

What: 'Macbeth,' by William Shakespeare, presented by Cape Fear Shakespeare on the Green When: 8 p.m. June 13-15, 21-22 and 26-27. Where: Hugh Morton/Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, 1941 ...

The faint symbols, which have been found on the Tower of London and at Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, offered protection when belief in the supernatural and witchcraft was rife.

She wishes to reframe opinions of women -- especially those believed to be witches -- in Shakespeare's play from "comical, evil, scary, sinister, old and ugly" to "empowered, fun, sexy and young." ...

This Halloween, members of the public are being urged to look for "witches' marks" carved into the walls of their homes and surrounding buildings. The unusual symbols were "cut, scratched or ...

1990’s The Witches, an adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel, is something of a cult classic. But while the forthcoming remake has generated buzz and excitement, some Jewish fans remain wary .