Something I found interesting about Macbeth is that it is considered to be bad luck to say "Macbeth" inside a theatre so, actors instead refer to it as "The Scottish Play" or "The Bard's Play"(the setting is Scotland and "the bard" is a nickname for Shakespeare). Macbeth, himself, is referred to as "the Scottish King" or "the Scottish lord". If you do say "Macbeth" inside a theater you are supposed to do something to reverse the bad luck like quoting a Shakespeare line or spinning around three times.
Here's a link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scottish_Play
I know two people who love theater and acting. Last year, some people came to my school and let us act out scenes from Shakespeare's plays with them. One girl, Pearl, refused to play the character Macbeth because that role is said to be bad luck. About a week ago, I told a friend of mine that I was reading Macbeth in school. She screamed and told me to never say "that word" again. It's interesting to see how influential this play is for actors and actresses.
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