Macbeth: I bear a charmed life that must not yield
To one of woman born.
Macduff: Despair thy charm
And let the angel whom thou still hast served
Tell thee Macduff was from his mother's womb
Untimely ripped.
Macbeth: Hold on a minute here, for feck sake. I can see
Where this is going & it's laughable. I decided I'd hold my tongue
About that stupid Birnan Wood coming to Dunsinane rubbish. "Oi lads
Lets hack down a load of branches & disguise our numbers."
Were men of any substance in th' field, they'd have
Told them to piss off.
But anyway, I stayed quiet for the sake of decorum. However,
This woman born stuff even beats that. We'll look up a dictionary
So I can make my point.
The Free Online Dictionary
"Born: Brought into existence; created"
Webster's English Dictionary
"Birth: the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent."
Just because it's a Caesarean doesn't mean you weren't of a woman born, Macduff, you moron.
And so without further ado, I slay thee.
Macduff: Dead, dead, dead. Aaahhhhh!.
Macbeth slays Macduff & reigns over an era of tyrannical depravity till he dies at the age of 81 of heart disease.
Macduff: Dead, dead, dead. Aaahhhhh!.
Macbeth slays Macduff & reigns over an era of tyrannical depravity till he dies at the age of 81 of heart disease.
5 comments:
Yes I always thought that "no man that’s born of woman" thing was a bit of a cop out myself. Bad form Shakespeare. Bad form.
Unfathomable genius a Shakespeare obviously was, writing when he was certainly afforded him quite a bit of latitude when it comes to plot-making. Though I spose there's extraordinary extra freedom for more modern writers in other ways.
i seem to remember the historical Mac-whatever who becomes King in the end was every bit as bad as Macbeth, so it wouldn't have made any difference.
Clearly made a difference to Mr and Mrs MacBeth though...
True, the Macbeths were in it for the personal pleasures of power rather than the greater glory of tyranny in general.
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