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[–] vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

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This is a very famous poem. What is it about?

GPT-4o mini:

The lines you quoted are from the poem "The Song of the Witches" by William Shakespeare, specifically from "Macbeth." This poem is recited by the three witches in Act 4, Scene 1.

Themes and Meaning Supernatural Elements The poem reflects the supernatural themes prevalent in "Macbeth." The witches symbolize chaos and the dark forces that influence the characters' fates.

It goes on.

[–] Patches@ttrpg.network 10 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Actual "Song of the witches" from Macbeth

Double, double toil and trouble;

Fire burn and caldron bubble.

Fillet of a fenny snake,

In the caldron boil and bake;

Eye of newt and toe of frog,

Wool of bat and tongue of dog,

Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,

Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,

For a charm of powerful trouble,

Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.

Double, double toil and trouble;

Fire burn and caldron bubble.

Cool it with a baboon's blood,

Then the charm is firm and good.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Obviously the same poem, op caught plagiarising.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 4 points 13 hours ago

I actually remember that part from Macbeth