摘 要《唐顿庄园》展现了一战前后英国贵族及其仆人的生活百态。它以生动曲折的故事情节将人们的视野带入妇女的地位、权力、禀赋等问题的理性思考上，并表达出了自觉而明确的女性意识。文章首先概述了剧情的主要内容，阐述了女性意识的概念，在此基础上，通过文献解读法，分析《唐顿庄园》中不同角色的女性意识，研究女性觉醒对女性社会地位及思想所产生的影响，以此颂扬女性们勇于追求独立、自由、平等的精神。83631

毕业论文关键词：女性意识;《唐顿庄园》;英国贵族

Abstract Downton Abbey shows the life change of English aristocracy and their servants before and after the first World War。 With the fluctuating plots, the story brings people into thinking woman’s status, right, and gift, and expresses consciously and clearly feminism。 This paper generalizes Downton Abbey at first, illustrates the concept of feminism。 On this basis, using close-reading method, the paper analyzes feminism revealed by different roles, studies the influence of feminism on their status and ideology, eulogizes women in Downton Abbey who pursuit independence, equality and freedom bravely。

Key words: feminism; Downton Abbey; English aristocracy

Contents

摘 要 i

Abstract ii

Ⅰ。 Introduction 1

Ⅱ。 Overview of Downton Abbey 2

Ⅲ。 Definition of Feminism 5

Ⅳ。 An Analysis of Feminism in Downton Abbey 7

4。1 Lady Mary 7

4。2 Lady Edith 8

4。3 Lady Sybil 9

4。4 Daisy, Isobel and Sarah 11

Ⅴ。 Conclusion 13

Bibliography 14

Acknowledgements 15

An Analysis of Feminism in Downton Abbey —from Role Perspective

Ⅰ。 Introduction

    Downton Abbey is a British TV series, produced by Julian Fellowes and directed by Carnival。 Its first broadcast is on ITV in the British on September 26 2010 and on PBS in the British on January 9 2011。 As a part of the masterwork anthology, Downton Abbey is a world-famous TV series。 It is said that Downton Abbey is another masterpiece to reflect the English community after Pride and Prejudice。 The TV series is focusing on “Abbey”, describes the aristocratic lifestyle in British society at that time from a distinctive angle。 This TV series has attracted a lot of audiences since the Downton Abbey was on the air。 In the survey of 2012, this TV is more popular than a lot of British series and gradually becomes the most popular British series。 In the past four years, there are ten-billion audiences watching this TV series every year。 论文网

    At the beginning, this TV series is easy to be associated with the classical plays, such as Pride and Prejudice, Emma, South and North and so on。 If Downton Abbey was directed in traditional ways, it won’t have such a success。 Secondly, Downton Abbey is not British Empresses in Palace, because it won’t express intrigue, warped values, and won’t describe drastic class conflict。 Downton Abbey shows time from old era to a new era。 Because Downton Abbey just comes out more than three years, there are little researches on this TV series。 Among these studies, some researchers are aware of feminism。 Though only Edith and Sybil bravely pursue the woman’s rights, woman in Downton Abbey all expresses implicatively their feminism。 Comparing Downton Abbey with Pride and Prejudice, Shen Lin finds out a lot of common points which are the creation of feminism。 (29) Zheng Yun thinks that the feminism of Sybil meets resistance in drama (10)。 Yang Yao analyzes the characters of three sisters in Downton Abbey from the perspective post-colonialism (34)。 As a famous TV series, it has its uniqueness。 From character’s costume to story line, the TV series reflects the historical background of English and the aristocratic culture of Britain。 The women living in Downton Abbey all have their unique personality。 Downton Abbey involves two events which are Industrial Revolution and World War I。 Obviously, these events have great influence on British。 What’s the influence on the women of that time? This is worthy of discussing。 Accordingly, some scholars discuss the feminism of Downton Abbey。 With the development of society, people pay more attention to the topic of feminism。 However, feminism has different meaning in different times。 A famous star says “men should contribute to gender equality。” Nowadays, more and more women play an important role in different jobs。 They make great progress on new age。 In recent years, there are many researches on feminism in our country, and feminism has become a popular topic at home and abroad。 And this paper will revisit this topic of feminism from the point of role analysis。