In my understanding, Jacobean era’s drama contains corruption, weird Family relationships and Violence.
So, I choose ‘Breaking Bad’ as a good example of Jacobean Drama. This is a TV show that shows us how person who have skill but normal life corrupted and become a mass producer of methamphetamine.
For corruption, Walter, the main Character was originally a teacher. He had no savings or any money that keep his family living after he pass away. At that point he met his old student who make a methamphetamine for his living, and so he started the ‘cook’ for money for the family. His first motive is very understandable, except he is making pure meth that may cause huge social problem and complex drug crime. Also he is not only making drug, but also force his old student, Jesse, to kill people for taking care of work, and also he kills some people in the TV show. So, this drama show us how the school teacher who worried about his family become coldblooded drug and homicide criminal.
For Strange family relationship, Walter and his wife’s sister’s husband are very close relationship as family. However, after Walter step into meth industry, it became very interesting but also weird, because Hank, the Walter’s wife’s sister’s husband is work in the Drug Enforcement Administration. Yes, professional drug producer and agent who have catch that producer is in one family, and moreover, they are still good family until season 4.
For the violence, ‘Breaking Bad’ shows us many violence seams. Specially, two hit man brothers entered to the show with brutal killings and one of them is shot to death and other one also death, but blood loss. These two characters are very significant criminal characters, but there is also many killing and death in the show, by not main characters but also by Walter and Jesse. If we include not only direct killing, but some second hand killings and let someone die for purpose, the killing count will be rise more. Yes we can see a lot of blood from this show.
Yes, it follows Jacobean drama’s many features.
