The Witch

The Witch is a play by Thomas Middleton. It is argued by some that parts of the play involving Hecate and the Weird Sisters were exported into William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

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• The Text of Middleton's The Witch

Thomas Middleton: Thomas Middleton (baptized April 18, 1580, died 1627) was an English Jacobean playwright and poet. He studied at The Queen's College, Oxford and was admitted to the practice of law. He was appointed City Chronologer of the City of London in 1620, a post that he held until his death. His successor i...

Hecate: Hecate, Hekate (Hekátē), or Hekat was orginially a goddess of the wilderness and childbirth originating from Thrace. Due to popular cult following as a mother goddess her persona was integrated into Greek and Egyptian culture where she ultimately achieved her more modern connotations a...

Weird Sisters: The Weird Sisters, (sometimes Wyrd Sisters or Three Weird Sisters), is the Germanic mythological group name given to the Nordic fates, or Norns. The Weird Sisters were said to live at the base of the World Tree, Yggdrasil, which was the link between Heaven and Hell. Their name is derived from the ...

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