tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post7730957161856056793..comments2024-03-28T07:27:31.714+00:00Comments on Retro-Forteana: Paranormal ShakespeareAndrew Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-5991964823992758752013-12-21T16:27:20.724+00:002013-12-21T16:27:20.724+00:00Sorry, I hadn't picked that up but I'm sur...Sorry, I hadn't picked that up but I'm sure you're right. I was trying to say that in fiction, "witch" can mean either a deluded individual who goes through various magical procedures in the vain hope it will have an effect, or a person with genuinely supernatural powers. I put Macbeth's witches in the second category... but you are correct that there's a third option I hadn't thought of, namely that they are "apparitions created by demons". I will put things right if the book ever goes to a second edition!Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-74186241688620023842013-12-21T14:06:18.648+00:002013-12-21T14:06:18.648+00:00The witches in Shakespere's Macbeth are hardly...The witches in Shakespere's Macbeth are hardly strong powerful women in the pagan tradition. Please read the meetings over again carefully. Note that at the last meeting they dissapear into air. This lets Macbeth know with all certainty they are apparitions created by demons. That is one of the keys to the actions of the play. There were strict rules regarding this interaction that today's audience doesn't understand but the Elizabethans had no trouble with - can you guess what it is?Shalimarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977427307453444879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-2543752357103512052013-06-16T10:47:30.351+01:002013-06-16T10:47:30.351+01:00That's great Ross -- thanks very much for buyi...That's great Ross -- thanks very much for buying the book, and I'm glad you enjoyed it!Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-8581535339819089732013-06-15T23:21:57.509+01:002013-06-15T23:21:57.509+01:00I purchased and read this book, which I really enj...I purchased and read this book, which I really enjoyed. I recommend it to all readers with an interest in the paranormal and/or Shakespeare. Anyone interested in Forteana will like this book, even those who think they don't like Shakespeare.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726872916865592134noreply@blogger.com