Talk:Shooting the messenger

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The advice "Don't shoot the messenger" was first expressed by Sophocles as far back as 442 B.C. and much later by Shakespeare in Henry IV, part 2 (1598) and in Antony and Cleopatra (1606-07). Excuse me, but huh??? How can that be true if there were no BULLETS in 442 BC? 69.58.224.12 07:46, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

This probably points to the quote No one love the messenger who brings bad news. from Antigone. [1]. Pavel Vozenilek 23:57, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Shoot arrows?

Maybe there were no bullets BC, but there were arrows!

[edit] Source

An easily-provoked combatant receiving such an overture could more easily vent anger (or otherwise retaliate) on the deliverer of the unpopular message than on its author, thus literally killing the messenger.

We don't know if this ever happened, for the most part its a hypothetical situation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.8.93.38 (talk) 14:19, August 24, 2007 (UTC)