Top 5 Creepiest Shakespeare Moments
Number 4: The three witches in Macbeth
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble…
Shakespeare’s witches are prophets who hail the general Macbeth early in the play with predictions of his rise as king. Upon committing regicide and taking the throne of Scotland, Macbeth hears the trio deliver ambiguous prophecies threatening his downfall. The witches’ dark and contradictory natures, their “filthy” trappings and activities, as well as their intercourse with the supernatural all set an ominous tone for the play.
(Photo: Ian McKellen with the Weird Sisters in Trevor Nunn’s 1984 adaptation)