OsosFuriosos

OsosFuriosos t1_j921v9g wrote

To be fair, semantics and word play have always been an important part of literature, and definitely when it comes to prophecy.

Take Macbeth for instance: “None of woman born shall harm Macbeth.” So of course Macbeth just assumes that he will survive the battle. Then Macduff comes along with the whole “Sorry for the miscommunication bro. I wasn’t actually BORN of woman because I was a c-section baby. Ripped untimely from my mothers womb. So…. Gonna just go ahead and kill you now.” (Macduff’s speech here is paraphrased haha)

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