Popular Culture: Reign

In the show Reign, Mary becomes the queen of Scotland at six years old. She is put into an engagement to the prince of France at an even younger age. Due to political/ religious conflict in Scotland Mary’s mother sends her to live in a nunnery in France to keep her safe. Years later, Mary had to leave the nunnery because someone attempted to poison her. In the clip I posted bellow, Mary is arriving at the french court and seeing her future husband for the first time since they were little kids. This relates to the clips we watched in class of Superman, Unbreakable and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air because she is new to the French court and now is expected to live out the rest of her live there. However, Mary is a “fish out of water” because she is a Scot and as the queen of Scotland she must always put the needs of her country before all else. This makes her completely different from those around her because they are all French, including her fiance, therefore they must put the needs of France before all else. Mary struggles to assimilate with the French needs. However, because she is a royal after some time she is able to accustom herself to their lifestyle.