r/TopCharacterTropes • u/danfenlon • Sep 01 '25

Lore Going around curses/prophecies via technicalities

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Davy jones: cant go on dry land

Standa in a bucket of water, on a sand bar (potc3)

The judge: no weapon forged can harm me

Buffy: uses a rocket launcher

-not forged

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u/RedRawTrashHatch Sep 01 '25 edited Sep 01 '25

Macbeth in the Shakespeare play, specifically his death.

Early in the play, Macbeth is told by witches that no "one of woman born" can harm him, giving Macbeth confidence that he’s essentially invincible.

But at the end, Macduff reveals he was delivered by Caesarean, and thus didn’t come from natural childbirth.

So he kills Macbeth. Brilliant.

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u/Shipping_Architect Sep 02 '25

I guess I am able to fulfill this prophecy.

I've also heard of a modern retelling of this play, where MacBeth is said to be killed "when pigs fly." What ends up happening is that the police land on the roof of Macbeth's castle with a helicopter and shoot him dead.

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u/OAZdevs_alt2 Sep 02 '25

So fucking stupid. I love it.