Sunday, December 7, 2014

Witchy Business


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The three witches, the "weird sisters" in Shakespeare's famous play Macbeth, were mystical and mysterious with their rhyming warnings and prophetic words. Below are a list of shows the three witches think that you, the Netflix viewer, would be bewitched by. Fair is foul and foul is fair, but all of these shows are fair in enjoyment!



1. SUPERNATURAL




The premise of Supernatural is two brothers searching near and far for their father who has gone missing. They face evil spirits that are supernatural (hence the title of the show). The Three Witches chose this show for you because it involves the mystery of whether these occurrences with the supernatural are actually legitimate or simply superstition and folklore. This is similar to the doubts felt about them in the play Macbeth.


2. ONCE UPON A TIME



A basic summary of Once Upon a Time is traditional fairy tales modernized and put in the setting of real world situations. They have become modernized due to an Evil Queen, which is why the Three Witches have recommended this for you. The presence of this supernatural Queen fating them to a life that they cannot choose is similar to the situation in Macbeth.



3. THE MENTALIST


The synopsis of The Mentalist is the story of an ex-psychic who now uses his manipulative powers to solve crimes for the California Bureau of Investigation. He manipulates his suspects to get what he wants from them. In the same way, the Three Witches in Macbeth manipulate Macbeth (through prophecy) to get him to live out his fate.



4. Pretty Little Liars


The Three Witches are huge fans of Pretty Little Liars. They especially love the character Hannah Marin because of her amazing last name. The gist of this show is the situations that a tight group of friends come in contact with a suspicious anonymous being who knows all of their secrets named "A". At first they think it is their friend Alison who went missing, but once they find her dead body, they reevaluate. This is a recommendation from the Three Witches because they love throwing up mysterious messages in which other characters much decipher, and want you to feel the same intensity through this captivating show!



Double Double Toil and Enjoy,
The Weirdos (aka Weird Sisters)







4 comments:

  1. I would just like to point out that the title of this tab in my browser reads "Sunny Spirit: Witchy Business" and I found it really funny :P I know it (most likely) wasn't intentional but it's a pretty great Appearance vs. Reality dichotomy!

    I hope you weren't expecting anything constructive in this comment because it's not gonna happen! I always enjoy your posts, Marin (: Your puns make me smile!

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  2. Wow, I thought your blog was funny until I read Hailey's comments haha!!!

    I totally agree with the Mentalist (that is the only show I watch) and it was on my list for Lady Macbeth too! I think the weird sisters would enjoy that because they like to get in people's heads and start trouble! Good job!!

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  3. Hey, Marin. I love the background of your blog! I also love how you talked about the witches, explaining a little about them before talking about the shows they would watch. And, of course, I love the pictures, it gives a nice seperation between the different shows. Good job, Marin (: Keep killin' it.

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  4. Hey Marin!

    I always love your blog. This week, I loved your connection between the Mentalist and the Three Witches. I thought it was very interesting that you connected them through their manipulative devices. However, this makes me wonder.... Do you believe that in the story the Three Witches planted the prophecies in order to stir up trouble and manipulate Macbeth into killing Duncan? Or, do you believe that they were simply telling Macbeth what they heard through the supernatural grapevine? Essentially, do these witches have any control over the prophecies or are they simply messengers?

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