goodticklebrain:

A Stick-Figure Macbeth: Dramatis Personae | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24

So basically in Shakespeare (and, indeed, in most classical literature and drama), if there is a prophecy it will (a) totally come true, but (b) come true in a way that you totally didn’t see coming. Prophecies are a pain in that way.