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The line is missing commas. It should read, "Witches' mummy, maw and gulf..." (Macbeth, 4.1.24). The line references the ingredients that the witches are adding to the pot in which they are making...

To Shakespeare's audience, nothing could be more devastating than the word, "plague." The Black Death saw one of the largest pandemics ever destroy whole towns and villages. In the 1936 film...

Although no specific age is given for "Old" Capulet, Lady Capulet is about 28. She says that she was about Juliet's age (almost 14) when she had Juliet. If this is so, then even if "Old" Capulet...

There are about four or five bedchamber scenes. Can you be more specific?

Within the play, the action takes place two weeks before Lammastide, or in July, before Juliet's birthday.