Famous Poems and Not So Famous: William Shakespeare

As we get close to Halloween, it seems only fitting to post some of the scary, creepy, fun and classic dark poems. Let's start with the forever classic Shakespeare...Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.

Three Witches from Macbeth
William Shakespeare

Round about the cauldron go;
In the poison'd entrails throw.

Toad, that under cold stone
Days and nights hast thirty one
Swelter'd venom sleeping got,
Boil thou first i' the charmed pot.

Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.

Fillet of fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,

Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg, and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.

Double, double toil and trouble;
Fir burn and cauldron bubble.

William Shakespeare

Known as England's National Poet, William Shakespeare's birth date is unknown. He died in 1616. He has been regarded as the greatest writer of the English language, as well as playwright. He was married to Anne Hathaway. There remains to this day speculation about his private life. He gained popularity in the 19th century and to this day is one of the most well-known writers of all time.