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Originally Posted by gothicusmaximus
This is going to be very controversial, but I always though that the whole plot-device-prophecy-loophole through which Macduff finally overcame Macbeth was so stupid that even contemporary Hollywood auidences wouldn't buy it. It's hard to grasp the true idiocy of it because Shakespeare's verse is so well-engineered, but seriously, two foes locked in a heated sword duel:
"Haha! No man born of woman can defeat me!"
"C SECTION MOTHERFUCKER"
"NOoOOOoOOOO!"
Hamlet is my favorite.
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The "self-fulfilling prophecy" theme is one of the oldest ones there is. One of the early examples is Greek tragedy. Oedipus Rex, for example. The Greeks believed that Fate was the most powerful phenomenon in existence. Even Zeus, the king of the gods, was at the mercy of Fate. What hope did MacBeth have of escaping it?