- Game of Thrones-This is basically a medieval version of house of cards. Throughout the show characters, murder, plot and scheme to get more power. Everything centers around who is able to get to be king and sit on the iron throne. Macbeth would enjoy this show because the characters would be very relate able for him. Characters like Stannis would be relate able because Stannis tries very hard to become king. He murders and falls prey to a witch that is trying to control him. Characters like Cersis have a strong resemblance to Lady Macbeth. She tries to manipulate her children and other people around her so that she gains more power.
- Breaking Bad- Breaking bad is a show about a teacher who becomes a drug lord and eventually ends up dieing because he gained too much power. This is very similar to the plot of Macbeth. In breaking bad, Walter gets the idea of making drugs from seeing a drug bust happen and learning about how much drugs are worth. He then has to kill people and become ruthless and cold heated to keep up his empire. eventually he becomes crazy and ends up getting killed and losing everything he got. This is very similar to Macbeth. Macbeth gets the idea that he will become king and then starts to do bad things to make that happen. He starts to kill people and eventually goes crazy. This shows how the idea of gaining lots and lots of power is an awful motivator that ends with death.
- The exorcist- This movie is about a family that has a daughter who gets possessed by a demon and it starts to give her nightmares and a priest has to come and save her. This would be enjoyed by Macbeth because he believes in the supernatural. He believes the witches and makes major life decisions based on what they say. This movie is about how the supernatural can control and have major effects on your life.
- Mystery Files: Hitler- This is a documentary on Hitler talking about his life and how he came to power. This would interest Macbeth because he would be impressed by how Hitler came to power. Macbeth was not the popular choice or the next in line for the throne but he was still able to find a way to come to power. Hitler was known by almost no ones just 4 years before he came to power. Both of these men found ways to circumvent the expected transfer of power. Once they got power, the power went to their heads and it made them crazy.
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Blog #7
Macbeth's Recommendation-
Sunday, December 4, 2016
2. "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." - Lord Acton
To what extent would Shakespeare agree with this statement? Use the play and your own experience as your support.
I think that this idea of power corrupting is a core theme in the play and so Shakespeare would agree to a large extent.
As soon as the idea of having more power comes into Macbeth's head, he starts to do bad things. When he is told that he will become King, his first thought is to murder the current King. Without that prophecy and the idea that he would gain more power, he never would have done such a corrupt thing. This shows how even the idea of power starts to corrupt.
Now that he has absolute power, he becomes crazy. How crazy he is becoming can be seen in the dinner party scene. He sees something that is likely caused by the guilt of his actions. The ghost of Banquo comes back to where he would have been had he not been killed. This causes Macbeth to scream at the ghost and it is a very unsettling and powerful scene. The reactions of the other lords does a good job of showing just how crazy he is becoming. None of the lords know what to do and they are all very confused. They start grasping at straws trying to find explanations for what is happening as Lady Macbeth tries to cover for Macbeth.
Because Macbeth is afraid of losing his power, he does more and more corrupt things to try to keep it. One of these things is the murder of Banquo. Banquo was his friend and at the start of the play they were very close and trusted each other. As the play goes on, Banquo starts to wonder if Macbeth is doing foul things to get all the power he has. This combined with the fact that Banquo's children will become king and Macbeth doesn't want that to happen, causes Macbeth to murder his own friend. The power he has has corrupted him so thoroughly that he has no problem with murdering his own friend.
As the play progresses, Macbeth's power increases but so does his willingness to murder and his lack of sanity.
As far as examples from my own life, I don't really have anything meaningful. No one in my life has corrupting power that they really are running away with. I could talk about how some teachers chose to have a day off in their class sometimes because they don't want to teach and they have the power to make that decision but that seems a little trivial.
To what extent would Shakespeare agree with this statement? Use the play and your own experience as your support.
I think that this idea of power corrupting is a core theme in the play and so Shakespeare would agree to a large extent.
As soon as the idea of having more power comes into Macbeth's head, he starts to do bad things. When he is told that he will become King, his first thought is to murder the current King. Without that prophecy and the idea that he would gain more power, he never would have done such a corrupt thing. This shows how even the idea of power starts to corrupt.
Now that he has absolute power, he becomes crazy. How crazy he is becoming can be seen in the dinner party scene. He sees something that is likely caused by the guilt of his actions. The ghost of Banquo comes back to where he would have been had he not been killed. This causes Macbeth to scream at the ghost and it is a very unsettling and powerful scene. The reactions of the other lords does a good job of showing just how crazy he is becoming. None of the lords know what to do and they are all very confused. They start grasping at straws trying to find explanations for what is happening as Lady Macbeth tries to cover for Macbeth.
Because Macbeth is afraid of losing his power, he does more and more corrupt things to try to keep it. One of these things is the murder of Banquo. Banquo was his friend and at the start of the play they were very close and trusted each other. As the play goes on, Banquo starts to wonder if Macbeth is doing foul things to get all the power he has. This combined with the fact that Banquo's children will become king and Macbeth doesn't want that to happen, causes Macbeth to murder his own friend. The power he has has corrupted him so thoroughly that he has no problem with murdering his own friend.
As the play progresses, Macbeth's power increases but so does his willingness to murder and his lack of sanity.
As far as examples from my own life, I don't really have anything meaningful. No one in my life has corrupting power that they really are running away with. I could talk about how some teachers chose to have a day off in their class sometimes because they don't want to teach and they have the power to make that decision but that seems a little trivial.
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