Ryan Bush - IB Language and Literature

Suggestions For Lady Macbeth: House of Cards:  In this all-american thriller, Frank Underwood is a congress member from South Carolina.  He is promised a chair as the Secretary of State if he helped Garret Walker become elected as president.  With a last minute change, Underwood and Walker's deal went away, leaving Underwood out to dry.  Frank Underwood sets out to gain revenge for Garret Walker for not following through on his deal.  Power, greed and corruption-a match made in heaven for Lady Macbeth.  This reveals a lot about Lady Macbeth: such as her murderous personality that is fueled by greed for power, somewhat similar to Underwood. How to Get Away with Murder: Annalise Keating is a criminal law professor that teaches a class "How to get away with murder".  As an assignment, she chooses 5 of her students to become her formal interns at her law firm.  One night, Keating's husband is murdered by one of her students, setting up this series to find out the

Witch-Slapped: Macbeth's fall from grace Why do people who are not "evil" take the first step into evil? What, for instance, is involved in taking that first step  "down the primrose path to the everlasting bonfire"  ( Macbeth , 2.3)? What are the consequences of the individual choosing evil (particularly the internal consequences)?  Use examples from the text to support your opinion. The tragedy of Macbeth began with the three witches.  These witches gave Macbeth a prophecy that he would become Thane of Cawdor.  This idea was planted in Macbeth's head and eventually motivated him to take part in the action of murder.   People who are not "evil", or those with good standing ethics/morals, sometimes act in a way that does not reflect their persona.  The reason that people take part in actions deemed "evil" or not good is for self-interest.  This is the transition into the first step of falling  "down the primrose path