💀 Once seen as evil, supernatural beings to be feared and stigmatised, witches have been persecuted, tortured, put on trial and burned at the stake for centuries. 🧙♀️ So how have they shape-shifted from the grotesque and dangerous ‘weird sisters’ of Shakespeare’s Macbeth (AKA The Three Witches), into alluring femme fatales capable of seductive sorcery? 🕯️ And how are they now seen as beloved feminist role models in TV and film, like Hermione Granger from Harry Potter, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch? ✨ Grab your broom and join the V&A’s resident witch-experts Ruth and Lydia for a spellbinding flight through the history of witches and witchcraft in art and design. From Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty and Elphaba in 'Wicked! The Musical' and 'The Wizard of Oz', discover how witches have been reclaimed in the 20th century, and why now 💚 finally 💚 it’s a pretty good time to be a witch… 00:00 What is a witch? From scary woman to Hermione and Sabrina 00:30 What makes you a witch? Medieval superstitions 00:55 The first ever witches – Malleus Maleficarum (Hammer of Witches) 02:36 Ugly hags in medieval prints 04:31 Shakespeare’s Macbeth – The Weird Sisters 05:58 Fairytales and folklore – The Witches Frolic 07:01 The Wizard of Oz and suffragettes 07:29 Victorians, Femme fatales and the New Woman 08:50 Fashion and costume design 10:00 Sexy witches, broomsticks and erotic postcards 10:53 Feminist symbolism – witches in politics 12:03 The witch reclaimed – Wicked! The Musical Subscribe for more creepy content: https://www.youtube.com/user/vamuseum/ More Ruth and Lydia? Check out our Brief History films: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe2ihXndm5jvB5U9p2LZkErXqD7H26ur6
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