By taking asides in which he explains his thoughts to the audience, we feel like we are a part of his schemes-that we are the only ones this powerful and charismatic man trusts, and that makes us feel special. From the get-go, Underwood lets us know that he doesn’t trust anyone (an obvious shared trait between him and Macbeth). Why is this? Well, much like in Macbeth, it’s because Underwood speaks directly to the audience through asides. As stated above, there are no likable characters in this show, yet the audience often finds itself rooting for Frank in his underhanded scheming. Not only is he like Macbeth in motive, but also in practice. That means that the comparisons are so strong that multiple people individually have stood up and said “Frank Underwood is the modern-day American Macbeth.” And there is plenty of evidence to back this up I’ll show you what I mean.įrancis (Frank) Underwood, a power-hungry congressman looking to steal the presidency, is an obvious Macbeth character. I’m certainly not the first person to make this comparison-not by a long stretch-but I did come up with this realization without external influences. When you think about it, the show is a complete extension of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, if his characters hadn’t died at the end. Truly, there is no one on the show that you can look at as the underdog, or the person who deserves their prize.
#Man of the house claire series#
The series magnifies brutality and corruption, somehow getting its audience to root for unlikeable characters.
I’m not a big HOC buff, but I saw the majority of episodes each time my dad monopolized the couch after every season’s release. There’s no use in dwelling on it, so let’s just pretend it doesn’t exist by diving back into House of Cards while we (patiently) await the fifth season. Unfortunately for all of us, it’s completely real. With our political choices today, we wish we could pretend that what’s going on is some twisted, comedic version of House of Cards.
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