Life is but a Netflix queue created by an idiot...

Life is but a Netflix queue created by an idiot...

Unfortunately, I am one of those people who does not have Netflix (not to worry I still find plenty of other ways to procrastinate on my homework) but I have created a recommendation list for Lady Macbeth. 

P.S. If you did not take the time to follow the above hyperlink, please do so. It made my day. 

1. Grey's Anatomy 

Grey's Anatomy follows the journey of a group of surgeons, from being surgical interns to world famous attendants at Seattle Grace Hospital (now Grey-Sloan Memorial). It is a dramatic series full of entangled love lives, tragedies, and the common chaotic feeling that comes from being a surgeon.  On the surface level, Lady Macbeth would be enticed by the cut throat competitiveness and desire for power and prestige that accompanies a surgical residency. However, Lady Macbeth would best identify with doctor Bailey, In one episode, she is dismissed by a guest doctor because he does not consider her to be a competent surgeon; however, she is the woman in charge, nobody questions her authority even though she may be little. This is similar to how Lady Macbeth wants the power that comes with being a man. Also, during a surgery, Bailey has faulty gloves and they allow the staph virus to pass from her to her patient. She feels that she is no longer healing people and that she is only a risk, but when she eventually returns to surgery she cannot stop staring at her hands and scrubbing them as though she is typhoid Mary- just as Lady Macbeth went insane thinking that she could not remove the blood stains from murder off of her hands. I think Lady Macbeth would be inspired by the powerful women in Grey's Anatomy. 

2. Pretty Little Liars 

Pretty Little liars is the ultimate web of lies and murders, just like Macbeth. In it, four best friends are being blackmailed by "A", who is supposedly their though to be dead best friend. At first it seems to be a joke, but then, secrets are revealed and the liars are pushed to their limits. As they try to cover up their secrets they are set up for murder, which only pulls them deeper into A's game. Lady Macbeth is like A, she pushes Macbeth into getting what she wants. However, just like the liars, once her hands are dirty, it is not so easy to come clean and escape. There are loose ends to be tied up, and at the same time, if they are caught they are going down. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are playing the same game with their string of murders, they have to get rid of anyone who can reveal that they killed the King, Duncan, but with each act the stakes grow higher and higher. Lady Macbeth is similar to Mona (who originally was A before it was taken over by someone else) because while at first she enjoys the power she is gaining,  she eventually breaks. Where Mona ended up in Radley (an asylum), Lady Macbeth also ended up going crazy with her sleep walking and insane rambling. This show would make Lady Macbeth feel better about her own life because her web of lies and murders is not nearly as tangled as that of the liars. 

3. Mulan

Lady Macbeth's greatest desire was to be a man, well now she has a movie on it! Mulan is the story of a girl in China whose father is supposed to go off to war;however, in order to protect him, she pretends to be a man and goes in his place. Since this is considered treason (just like killing a king) and is punishable by death, she is accompanied by Mushu (a dragon from her ancestors) to help her make it through the war. Like when Lady Macbeth cries to the spirits to unsex her, and to make her a man, Mulan prays to her ancestors to help her succeed at pretending to be a man. The song, "Reflection" where Mulan sings about how she wishes her reflection showed who she is is also similar to Lady Macbeth wanting to be a man. Also, there is a song, "I'll make a man out of you" in which the man in the army sing about what qualities make up a man- including strength and bravery. This is a parallel to Lady Macbeth's idea of a man, where she tells Macbeth that he is not one unless he is is brave enough to murder. In addition, both Mulan and Lady Macbeth break the stereotype of their times that women should be silent and subservient to men. This classic is kid friendly but also great for treasonous, insane women who may be calmed by the great songs. 

4. The Proposal 

 The proposal is a mirror image of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's relationship. In the proposal, Margaret is a chief editor, and her character is not your stereotypical woman. She is aggressive and does whatever she has to in order to get what she wants. Her coworkers say she will never get married because she is not a nice, pleasant woman, she is more of a man. However when her visa runs out and she is going to be deported, she forces her assistant into pretending to marry her. The story then follows their time at his family's house and trying to keep up the act so they do not go to jail. This is perfect for Lady Macbeth! She is very similar to Margaret because she is aggressive and manipulates people. Like the Macbeth's relationship, in the beginning she holds the power and is calling the shots. However, in order to keep up the act she must pretend to be more lady like and listen to her "husband", just as Lady Macbeth does in front of the other Lords. If the couple does not keep up their act they will face a large punishment for breaking the law so every detail is vital, just like when trying to get away with murder.  Lady Macbeth would love watching another woman who is just as aggressive because she would be able to relate to the struggles of trying to conceal such a personality.