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Macbeth's Netflix Recommendations By Elena Rehberg 1. Cruel Intentions Cruel Intentions is a film about betrayal and scandal in the upper east side of Manhattan. It depicts the everlasting theme that what goes around comes back around (karma) in the most treacherous ways amongst a group of young wealthy adults. This film demonstrates the motif of appearance versus reality, similar to that in the story of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, because the characters, while attempting to "put on a face" to fool those around them, are really hiding their true intentions to achieve what they want. Likewise, in Shakespeare's Macbeth , there's a common motif of appearance versus reality within the lives of the characters. Macbeth experiences this most often and even outright speaks about the theme with "False face must hide what the false heart doth know" (Shakespeare 45). The appearance versus reality found within Macbeth  varies in some contexts as the aud...

Witch-Slapped (#1) By Elena Rehberg People who are not evil take the first step towards evil because of a desire for power and wealth. In William Shakespeare's Macbeth , Macbeth undergoes many changes in his character when evil taunts him. After the three witches reveal his fate in a prophecy stating he will be king, he falls into the hands of evil as he slowly ensures the prophecy comes true.  Macbeth took his first step towards evil when he began to desire power and the wealth that came with it, and murdered King Duncan so he could become king, even though Duncan's son, Malcolm, still stood in his way. This is foreshadowed in Act 2 Scene 3 when the Porter speaks of going "down the primrose path to the everlasting bonfire" (Shakespeare 61). When Shakespeare says this through the Porter's comedic character, it's seemingly meant to be a relief from the plot, but instead he uses this dialogue to inform the audience of something important, which later be...