Macduff Has Netflix?

Macduff was a down to earth, good person at the beginning of the play but as time drags on, his morals go out the window in order to take revenge. A recent look at his Netflix queue shows that these shows might have shaped his life and gave him skills that others do not possess. These shows have a similar theme as Macduff models his life after one of the main characters of each show and is very similar to them.

 

 

Watched by Macduff:

1.      Lie To Me- this is a show about a behavior scientists who uses his knowledge of human behavior to determine if a person is lying and informs the police. This man studies human behavior and can easily tell if a person is lying. This show reveals some of the techniques that he uses and can be used by common individuals to determine lying patterns. I think Macduff would have watched this show because he quickly suspected Macbeth of the murder of Duncan, before other caught on. He must have been studying Macbeth’s behavior in order to determine Macbeth was lying. Macduff quickly heads to find Malcolm and they plot to overthrow Macbeth as king.

2.      Revenge- In this show, the main character, Emily Thorne, returned to the Hamptons at the beach and plans to take revenge on the Grayson family, who wronged her and her father. This resulted in the death of her father in prison by the Grayson family who framed him for a crime he did not commit. This backstory is very similar to that of Macduff later in the play, as his family is murdered by people hired by Macbeth, and that is why I believe Macduff would love this show. We are naturally drawn towards television shows that are like our lives or like what we want our lives to be. Macduff, similarly, is seeking revenge on Macbeth and achieves it in the final act killing Macbeth.

3.      Arrested Development- This a Netflix original show is about a wealthy family that loses it all and is held together by a central figure, Michael Bluth. At the beginning Bluth has sound morals and was not the bad guy. He was always trying to keep his family together and would do everything in the best interests of his family. As the show progresses, Michael throws morals out the window and makes some poor decisions including sleeping with is son’s girlfriend. He is lying and scheming at the end of the show, much like Macduff. At the beginning Macduff does everything right but after he loses his family, his everything, his morals turn south for the remainder of the play. He begins to scheme to overtake a leader. While it may be warranted, at the beginning of the play Macduff would have never killed a man and the play ends with Macduff taking Macbeth’s life. Macduff would watch this show in order to remind himself that sometimes people turn south and encourage himself before killing Macbeth.

4.      Dexter- This TV show is about an average man who by day works as an analyst for the Miami police but by night is a mass serial killer that is targeting other murders. Dexter continues to murder criminals who do not match his father’s “moral code” and have slipped through the cracks of the justice system himself. Macduff would love this show because Dexter is much like himself. Also Macduff would learn that it is okay to murder those who deserve it, and he would learn how to get away with the murder of Macbeth. Macduff would model his life and his end-of-play decisions based on this show.