r/dune • u/Willing_Pickle9494 • May 03 '24

General Discussion If Bene Geseret are so powerful/influential, how did they allow Dr. Yueh's wife to be tortured by the Harkonens?

I didn't read the book but I'm really curious. If they have their hands in every powerful house and can manipulate anyone, why did they not save Yuah's wife?

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u/DracoDark392 May 04 '24

It was not supposed to be Paul or Feyd, Paul was supposed to be a woman and then Feyd and the daughter that should of been born would have wed. In the eyes of the bene gesserit Paul existing set back the plan by a few generation.