Watched by Banquo
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| How To Get Away With Murder follows Annalise Keating, a professor and a defense attorney, who selects five of her students to assist her with her cases. Each episode begins with a foreshadowing of an event that would happen in the last installment, which each episode revealing more evidence concerning who is responsible for the event and how it actually unfolded. Banquo relates to this show because the foreshadowing reminds him of the Three Witches prophesizing him and Macbeth's future. However, he likes this show a lot more due to the fact that this evidence of foreshadowing affects Wes, Connor, Michaela, Laurel and Asher--and not him! |
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| This drama follows six siblings who all raise each other due to their father's bad parenting style. These siblings grow very close due to the fact that they have to go through all of these trials and tribulations together. While Banquo does not relate to the father in this show--and he is very found of that fact--he does relate to the relationship that the siblings have with one another, because he has a strong relationship with Fleance. This is evident in Act 3 Scene 3 where Banquo is killed while trying to save his son. For this reason, Banquo appreciates the fact that these siblings are able to get through tough battles due to their family values, because it represents the love he has for his own son. |
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| This is a movie musical follows couple Jamie and Cathy through the process of them falling in love and eventually having a nasty breakup over the span of five years. This movie makes Banquo tear up, because it reminds him of his relationship with Macbeth. In the beginning of Macbeth, Banquo is known as the titular character's closest friend, but by the end of the story the two could not be further from friends. The fact that the whole movie features rhyming in the songs also spooks him, as it reminds him of the Three Witches talking to him about how him and Macbeth's relationship would fall apart. |
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| This show is a dramatization of the People v. OJ Simpson trial that took place in the 1990s. Banquo likes this show because OJ reminds him of Macbeth. OJ "allegedly" killed Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, Macbeth killed Duncan. Sometimes when Banquo begins to believe that his situation is too supernatural, he likes to watch this and calm down, knowing that similar situations involving unexpected killers happen everywhere. |
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| At the beginning of Anastasia, the audience is informed that Anastasia is a princess in the Romanov family. However, she does not know until she nears the end of the movie. This dramatic irony is something that Banquo can relate to, with the readers of Macbeth knowing that Banquo's close friend, Macbeth, was the killer long before Banquo was able to figure it out. Also, he thinks that Dimitri is dreamy. |
This was an awesome #post. I liked how you referred to certain scenes when describing how the character of Banquo related to the movie and how he would react. I especially saw this in your explanation under shameless when you included an Act and Scene to refer to. I also thought it was beneficial that you discussed the stylistic devices which each movie projected onto Banquo's feelings. Good job Olive <3
ReplyDeleteWow Olivia, what a wonderful blogpost this was. I really liked your comparison with the death of Banquo to the show about O.J. Simpson, I found that to be really creative. You portrayed the stylistic devices well and did a good job articulating how Banquo can specifically relate to certain situations in each show. What a fantastic job.
ReplyDeleteI loved your post! I would never think of a show like Shameless to describe Banquo but it makes a lot of sense and I'm glad you made that analysis. Along with that, I really like that you used the movie Anastasia and noting that it would representative of dramatic irony. You did a very good job as a whole!
ReplyDeleteOlivia, these are really good selections because they're not all basic lol. I really liked your explanation of Shameless because Banquo can still relate to being tight with a family member, regardless of whether it's his brother or son (as it is in Shameless). My favorite analysis of yours is the one about Anastasia, especially the part where Banquo thinks Dimitri is dreamy. I do like how you discussed the inclusion of dramatic irony because it shows your awareness of themes as well as literary elements.
ReplyDeleteOliviaaaaaaa!!! I really enjoyed this post. I think the fact that you were able to connect Banquo to "Anastasia" shows your thorough understanding of the play. I also considered "The People v. O.J. Simpson," except I connected it to Lady Macbeth. However, I completely agree that this connects to Banquo. If anything, Banquo kind of reminds me of Robert Kardashian, from the way he acts and his bond with O.J. I also loved how you included "Shameless." This is one of m,y favorite shows and it really shows how Banquo would do anything for his family (and who knows...maybe he would have done anything for Macbeth too). Overall, really strong post. ALSO, thanks for showing me the Mamma Mia 2 trailer. I'm so excited !!!! ahhh!!!
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think that Banquo is into all of these chick movies and shows, Do you think that maybe he likes Macbeth as a little more than friends? I mean where is Banquo's wife? I digress. I was confused by the Shameless recommendation because how would the poor parenting, yet strong sibling relationship, reflect a strong relationship with his son. I liked how you included HTGAWM and The People v. OJ because of Banquo's struggling with the idea of his closest friend being a cold-blooded killer, along with the foreshadowing of the witches and the "flashfowards" of HTGAWM. Overall sick blogpost my dude. Merry Crisis/10.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Andrew... why is Banquo so soft. He's a dude! Anyways I like your variety and the justifications you provided for each show. Even though I may disagree with some of the girly recommendations, there is a possibility he did enjoy those shows and it was his guilty pleasure. I would suggest that you provide more detail in the justifications of the recommendation because you need to explain why the character might have a particular personality trait or something that is not obvious to the typical reader. A more in depth reasoning would show more analysis of the book. But well done Olivia.
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