[EN] Thou Shalt Get Scientists, Though Thou Be None

Thesis: Shakespeare begat several sciences and a psychological condition.

If "though this be madness, yet there is method in't" is the beginning of chaos theory (thus spoke a professor of sociology),

then "the winter of our discontent turned into glorious summer" is the beginning of climatology,

"till Birnam forest come to Dunsinane" is the beginning of ecology,

and "wherefore art thou Romeo" is the beginning of semiotics.

Finally, "rather bear those ills we have than fly to others that we know not of" is the beginning of softwareupgradophobia...

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The title of this post is perhaps a little obscure.

After the Witches tell Macbeth he would be king, one of them tells Banquo (his companion): "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none." (get is short for beget here).