How far have we really come from the days of witchcraft trials, supernatural authorization for political influence or rulers wielding claims of magic against the people over which they preside?

A closer look at how witchcraft and the Supernatural influenced some of Shakespeare’s most well-known plays. Resources for primary and secondary students.

An exploration of the role of the supernatural in Shakespeare’s plays, looking at dark magic in Macbeth, storms and natural justice in The Tempest and predicting the future in Julius Caesar.

Shakespeare’s plays have an uncanny ability to reflect our world back to us. Rereading “Hamlet” after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, I noticed just how prominently the fear of political ...

In Shakespeare's time, the powers of evil were thought to be absolutely real; to most people Hell was an actual place and the Devil a constant threat to their souls. In particular there was a ...

Chapman wove in elements of the supernatural associated with New Orleans. The witches, she said, have a flavor of Marie Laveau, but she does not fully adopt any element of a single person or practice.

'What’s Past is Prologue': Shakespeare, the Supernatural and Political Imagination. July 25, 2022. By Miranda Peery How far have we really come from the days of witchcraft trials, supernatural ...