Jacobean Drama-American Horror Story
American Horror Story Coven season 3 is about a group of young witches that are accepted to live in a coven with older witches and want to train them how to survive in a world were witches aren’t welcome. The young witches all compete against each other since they all have different powers. They are not afraid to kill or hurt anyone after they have been betrayed. At the end, they all have to complete a series of exams in order to be the supreme. The supreme in the head witch and she has the most powers. Here is the link the trailer of the show.
In the show there is a young boy name Kyle and he is your typical frat boy in college. Two of the witches, Madison and Zoe ended up going to Kyle’s frat party. Madison gets really upset and when she is used for sex by one of the frat boys. Zoe hits it off with Kyle and is really upset when Madison blows up the bus with all the frat boys after she gets used. Madison decides to make it up to Kyle and brings Kyle back to life. Kyle slowly starts to remember his life gradually. When he goes to visit his mother she is so happy to see after believing he was dead for so long. She reminds him why he hates her when she starts touching him inappropriately and even says “Mama knows how to please you, baby”. (.34 seconds into the video) In the next scene you see Kyle kill his mother to avenge what his mother has been doing to him for years. (.40 seconds into the video)
If it wasn’t apparent already, everything about American Horror Story would fall under Jacobean Drama. There is incest, murder and betrayal.
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Great comparison to the Jacobean era
I like the comparison you made between AHS and Jacobean. The show can be very shocking and completely over the top, just like Jacobean style drama. This particular scene where he kills his mom relates to when Orestes seeks revenge by killing his own mother, so great comparison!
Agreed! Plus some morbid humor in both.