The fantasy drama series “Spellbound” on Hulu was created by Jill Girling and Lori Mather. Cece Parker Jones, a 15-year-old ballet dancer at the Paris Opera Ballet School, is the centre of the story. Cece’s life is turned upside down when she learns she comes from a witch family and has magical abilities, though. In the epilogue, Cece meets Juliet Birdman, a formidable witch with connections to one of history’s most illustrious authors. The question of whether Juliet is based on a genuine witch must thus be on viewers’ minds, so here is what we know about that! Spoilers follow!
Is Juliet Birdman Based on a Real Witch?
In the 12th episode of the first season of “Spellbound,” Juliet Birdman makes her debut. She is a Wizen from the 17th century who is in charge of casting a curse on “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare. The television show explains that Juliet was a Wizen, a strong Witch who had relocated to Paris, France. She was a wanderer who travelled with her caravan and made potions to help villages ward against disease and illness. She was a performer as well, though, and Shakespeare plagiarised one of her works. As a result, Juliet cursed the play, only for it to unintentionally keep her in limbo for almost four hundred years.
Juliet is not based on a specific real-life witch. The character’s tale, however, might have its roots in a true fable pertaining to the well-known drama “Macbeth.” Speaking the play’s title aloud at a theatre can lead to tragedy, according to theatrical superstition. The play is therefore referred to as “The Scottish Play” or “The Bard’s Play.” It is alleged that a curse on the play is the cause of the superstition. Many people have conjectured that Shakespeare’s play was cursed by a coven of witches. Shakespeare’s use of a real spell and incantations in his play, which includes the characters of “Three Witches,” which stand in for the three Fates of classical mythology, infuriated the witches.