Once Upon a Time is a fairytale drama that revolves around citizens in a town called Storybrooke. All the citizens are characters from well known fairytales. One of the main characters in Once Upon a Time, Regina, is the Evil Queen from Snow White. Lady Macbeth would recommend this show because it portrays several lead female characters who hold positions of power. Regina was the Queen of the Enchanted Forest and became the mayor of Storybrooke when the characters were transported. Once Upon a Time also has several supernatural occurrences. Regina possesses the ability to perform magic spells. During the first season of Once Upon a Time that Regina placed cursed the Enchanted Forest. She transported all the citizens of the forest to Storybrooke and erased their memories. Lady Macbeth's recommendation would make us understand that she wishes to be in a position in power and that she finds the supernatural to be very interesting.
Desperate Housewives is a comedy-drama that revolve around the lives of four suburban housewives. Each house wife has her own goals, responsibilities, and problems. They manage their families, jobs, maybe some extra lovers on the side. These girls know how to manipulate others to get what they want. Lady Macbeth would recommend this because she enjoys a nice game of manipulation. Lady Macbeth manipulated Macbeth into deciding to murder King Duncan. She would find the lives and stories of the housewives to be very relatable. Through Lady Macbeth's recommendation we would learn that she feels stuck in the position of a housewife who has to use manipulative tricks to gain power over her husband.
Scandal is a drama that revolves around hardcore "gladiators" who cover up the scandals of the wealthy and well known. Lady Macbeth would recommend this show because she can relate to the main character, Olivia Pope. Olivia Pope is a kick-butt kind of person who is very independent and knows how to get the job done. After Macbeth had killed King Duncan and was experiencing extreme guilt, Lady Macbeth sprung into action and took charge. She covered up the fact that her husband had killed Duncan and made it appear that the chamberlains had performed the murder- very similar to some of the cases Olivia Pope has handled. Maybe watching Olivia Pope handle situations would help Lady Macbeth cope with her guilt. Lady Macbeth enjoying this show would show us that she enjoys being in control of situations and solving a problem if a situation occurs.
Nikita is a a drama that revolves around an assassin, Nikita, who is working to bring down the organization she works for, Division. Lady Macbeth would admire Nikita's ability to murder and her determination. Nikita and Lady Macbeth both have motives for wanting to remove certain people or organizations from power. Nikita is motivated to bring down Division because they killed her husband. Lady Macbeth wants to remove Duncan from power so that Macbeth can gain power and become King. Lady Macbeth would recommend this show because she can relate with this desire to get rid of an outside force. Lady Macbeth enjoying this show would inform us that she isn't a mindless killer, but has a motive.
The Hours is a movie that revolves around three women from three different generations who all live somewhat depressing lives. The movie portrays interconnections between the book "Mrs.Dalloway" the three women. "Mrs.Dalloway" is a book written by Virginia Woolf, who is also a character in the movie. In the movie, Virginia Woolf deals with mental illness and suicidal thoughts. Lady Macbeth would watch this movie during the final act of the play when she is dealing with her own guilt and suicidal thoughts. She would recommend this movie because she can relate to the trapped feeling that the three movie in the movie feel. Lady Macbeth enjoying this movie would show us that she is dealing with extreme depression and guilt.
Kristin, I love how much detail you went into about the first two series. I liked how you included some of the characters in the show too. I would have liked to see more of why you thought Lady Macbeth would like Once Upon a Time. I also would have liked to see your opinion on why she liked the other shows. I thought including the pictures was a very nice touch. Good job!(:
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that Lady Macbeth would love Once Upon a Time (I do too, it's awesome)! I love the connection that you made between Lady Macbeth and the Evil Queen because they are definitely similar. They are both manipulating, scheming, vindictive women. However, I think that the Evil Queen is much more obvious and ostentatious in her actions. In this way, I believe that Lady Macbeth would watch Once Upon a Time and beg the spirits to grant her that same courageous conspicuousness. Great post! Like Carrie, I also would have liked to see your opinion on why Lady Macbeth would have enjoyed the other shows!
ReplyDeleteI said the same thing about Lady Macbeth and Regina! I think they would have been very good friends, had they met. Especially since they both eventually show remorse for their actions. I wonder, however, if watching someone equally as evil as her would have made Lady Macbeth step back and think about her actions. Would she have stopped and reevaluated? Would the end result have been the same?
ReplyDeleteStuart. Kristina. Job well done. I love how you focused on Lady Macbeth and her character. I love Desperate Housewives (you're welcome for introducing you to the show...you too Carrie) and completely agree that Lady Macbeth would love it as well. I can't remember if I used it to...I don't remember. Anyway. I like how you found shows and movies that spoke directly to her. P.S. The Hours was a terrible movie (thanks Mrs. Brown Brown), but I like how you pointed out the depression and guilt all of the characters and Lady Macbeth had. I never noticed that to be honest. Overall, good job Stuart!
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