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Rebecca Weaver
Sep 6, 2023
2 min read
Satyric Drama
The origins of Satyric Drama may be traced back to Pratinas of Phlius (early tragic poet, about 500 B.C.). It is probable that, after...
Rebecca Weaver
Aug 24, 2023
5 min read
The Goddess Hecate
In Macbeth, the witches worship the deity Hecate (depicted below by William Blake, 1795). Hecate was first known for bestowing wealth and...
Rebecca Weaver
Aug 23, 2023
4 min read
History of Witches in England & Scotland
What influenced Shakespeare to include witchcraft in Macbeth? England In 1484 witchcraft was deemed heresy (belief or opinion contrary to...
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