Netflix and Murder

Based on what I know about the character of Lady Macbeth, these are the shows and movies I think she would watch and recommend:

1. Bonnie and Clyde- Based on the true story of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, Barrow, a charismatic convicted armed robber, sweeps Parker- a young and impressionable, petite, small-town waitress, who is already married – off her feet. In the early 1930s, the two embark on one of the most infamous crime sprees in American history. At first, they are having the time of their lives going on numerous bank-robbing sprees, sparked by Bonnie's dream of becoming a Hollywood movie star. However, soon, Bonnie pushes Clyde to commit more heinous crimes to generate headlines in the newspapers, and their life of crime soon leads to their death

For a split second in the Shakespearean tragedy, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were just like these characters. Young, in love, and conniving criminals, although by way of murder instead of robbery. Lady Macbeth would most likely have watched this movie because it basically describes her entire relationship with Macbeth, with a few minor adjustments. In the movie, Clyde influences Bonnie to go on crime sprees with him whereas Lady Macbeth is the influencer of Macbeth because obviously, she wears the pants in the relationship. The only major difference between Bonnie and Lady Macbeth is that Bonnie continued to spin out of control with her impulse to rob while Lady Macbeth decided to find a conscience and stop with her criminal activity. Either way, both of the leading ladies ended up dying, although Lady Macbeth, by her own hand.

2. Beyond the lights- The story focuses on Noni, a British female R&B singer of mixed raise who is on the rise to becoming a pop star. She's got everything going for her: looks, fashion sense, a beautiful voice, and a famous rapper boyfriend. However, she feels she is only being taken advantage of until she meets Kaz, a police officer who claims to see through her act after she catches her from falling off a balcony where she tried to commit suicide. Although Kaz initially avoids Noni because he was forced to lie at a subsequent press conference, they eventually become close. He builds her courage and various ways and eventually the two fall in love.

I would bet that Lady Macbeth wishes her life could be like Noni's. On the outside, she is this strong, independent woman who does what she wants, but on the inside, she's probably just as vulnerable as any other woman and just wants to be genuinely loved. The fact that Noni was able to break out of her fake act to be the woman (and musician) she really wanted to be, even after she attempted to kill herself, most likely really motivated Lady Macbeth to try to turn her life around, even after her husband has become a blood-thirsty murderer. However, apparently it didn't motivate her enough to stop her from committing suicide, and therefore, she probably watched this a long time before she decided to do this.

   

3. Cake- Claire Bennett is in pain. Her physical pain is evident in the scars that line her body and the way she carries herself, wincing with each tentative step. She’s no good at hiding her emotional pain either. Blunt to the point of searing insult, Claire’s anger seethes out of her with nearly every interaction. She has driven away her husband, her friends — even her chronic-pain support group has kicked her out. The only one left in Claire’s otherwise solitary existence is her housekeeper-cum-caretaker, Silvana, who barely tolerates her boss’ need for liquor and prescription pills. But the suicide of Nina, one of Claire’s fellow chronic-pain group members, prompts another fixation. In pursuing questions about the death of a woman she barely knew, Claire explores the boundaries between life and death, abandonment and heartbreak, danger and salvation. As she inserts herself into the lives of Nina’s husband and the son Nina left behind, Claire just might find salvation.

Again, this was probably another one of the movies Lady M used to try to find some motivation. She probably thought that if this woman could overcome her extreme emotional and physical pain then so could she.

4. How to Get Away with Murder- A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot that will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.

Lady Macbeth is, in some way, similar to all of the main characters in this series. In the show, Annalise Keating is a manipulating law school professor who uses her top 5 law students and her 2 assistants to further her own, not-so-noble, agendas. However, she is not the only of them with dark secrets. All of the students and assistants possess mysteries about themselves that they wouldn't dare voluntarily share with anyone, yet some of them are forced to be revealed. Eventually it gets to the point where everyone has turned on each other and they're all slowly going insane. This describes Lady Macbeth's life almost perfectly.

5. Revenge- As a summer to remember begins in the Hamptons, new arrival Emily Thorne

dazzles the members of high society by making herself known in the exclusive social circle of Grayson Global CEO Conrad Grayson and his socialite wife Victoria. But it soon becomes clear that the beguiling young philanthropist has a dark past. Emily was once known as Amanda Clarke, a young nine-year-old whose life was torn apart when her father - Grayson Global hedge fund manager David Clarke - was falsely accused of channeling money to a terrorist organization responsible for the downing of a commercial airliner. Now living under an assumed identity, she is determined to seek vengeance on the people who destroyed her father's life - the two main conspirators being Conrad and Victoria Grayson - by making their lives come crashing down around them. Because when everything you love has been stolen from you, someone has to pay.               

Evidently, Emily and Lady Macbeth are quite similar. Emily's motivation for becoming a murderer is that she wants to avenge her father's wrongful death. Lady Macbeth is motivated by her desire for power, influence, and wealth. She wants what men have and what is denied to women. Since she can't be king because she is female, her husband becoming king is the next best thing; and she felt that murdering the current king would make that happen. Although their motivation for being murders are slightly different, they both desire essentially want the same thing: power. and control.