We can misinterpret the written word, even with punctuation to guide us. Here's Keith Houston again, talking to Michael Rosen, presenter of Word of Mouth.
You can't expect everyone to have a unified opinion on an adapted work, so some foreign media outlets' malicious misinterpretations appear rather ludicrous, like " jesters."
Meanwhile anxious people are afraid their partners don't love them, read into every little text, or lack of text, as proof of this and need a ton of reassurance.