"The Joint-Stool on the Early Modern Stage: Witches, Wives, and Murderers in Macbeth and Arden of Faversham" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbc339/ Author: Caton, Kristina E. Type: Book Chapter Year: 2013 Publication Information: Theile, Staging the Superstitions of Early Modern Europe, 129–45. : Theile, Staging the Superstitions of Early Modern Europe Annotation: Describes the associations that an early modern audience would make with a joint-stool, arguing that these stools "are frequently utilized as props that are directly connected with such wives as Lady Macbeth who have close associations with witchcraft and murder." Language: English Persons: Theile, Verena; McCarthy, Andrew D. Keywords: joint-stool; wife; Lady Macbeth; witchcraft; murder Tags: Macbeth, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism WSB Update: Fall 2013 WSB Record Number: bbbc339