Blog #7

Macbeth's Recommendation-

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4.  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.