Lady Mary
"Haven't you heard? I don't have a heart. Everyone knows that."
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| Mary in her wedding dress |
Beautiful, strong willed, selfish, arrogant, and
cold, but completely loveable. After what seemed like ages of having suitors,
falling in love, losing love, losing all prospects of a future, and then
falling in love again, Mary finally married Matthew Crawley (heir of Downton
Abbey and her 4th cousin…awk sauce). Matthew seemed to have a magic
power over Mary and made her soften and become a decent human being. However,
sadly and to much to our surprise, Matthew died in a fatal car crash at the end
of the last season, leaving Mary with her new born son George. With Matthew
gone, will Mary ever be love-able again?
Lady Edith
Lord
Grantham "Poor old Edith; we never seem to talk about her."
Lady
Grantham "I'm afraid Edith will be the one to care for us in our old age."
Lord
Grantham "What a ghastly prospect."
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| Edith going to meet Michael, her lover, at a restaurant. Gasp! THE SCANDAL! |
The “forgotten” one, aka the middle child.
However, she doesn’t let that deter her (although it does make her rather
annoying sometimes…). She is the first of the family to learn how to drive, she
works on a farm, and writes for a newspaper. Writing about the issues which
modern women are faced, Edith is the epitome of the modern woman seeking a new
life in the 20s.
(the late) Lady Sybil
"I don't know why we bother with
corsets. Men don't wear them, and they look perfectly normal in their clothes."
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| Lady Sybil in her new pant suit thing. Quite scandalous. |
Rebellious, politically conscious, and head
strong. She has many ideas that contradict those of her conservative, aristocratic
family, such as wanting to be a nurse, or marrying the chauffeur—but they love
her nevertheless. When having to choose her life of privilege and true love,
she of course chose true love. Sadly, she died in childbirth, but her presence
is always felt with her baby girl Sybbie and devilishly handsome Irish husband
Tom.
Anna Bates
“ I love you, Mr. Bates. I know it's not
ladylike to say it, but I'm not a lady, and I don't pretend to be. “
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| Anna going to see Mr. Bates in prison |
One of the highest-ranking of the female
servants in Downton, she is sensible and kind and extremely respected by the
family. Anna is popular both downstairs and upstairs, and probably on the
stairs, and she isn’t afraid of standing up to people like the awful O’Brien. She
is quite beautiful too and is married to John Bates (Robert Crawley’s disabled
valet). If I were a servant, I would want to be Anna, or at least Anna’s
friend.
Violet, the Dowager Countess of Grantham
Violet: "I'm so looking forward
to seeing your mother again. When I'm with her, I'm reminded of the virtues of
the English."
Matthew: "But isn't she American?"
Violet: "Exactly."
(referring to Cora's mother)
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| Violet most likely saying something cynically witty |
Cunning, cynical, sarcastic, competitive, and
completely flawless. In my opinion, the perfect old woman. She always has an
appropriate (or maybe not so appropriate) comment no matter the situation and
is perfectly adept at getting into everybody’s business. As the show has
progressed we see that she actually is quite sensitive and cares very deeply
for her family. Plus she is played by Maggie Smith, thus making her perfect.
I had the intentions of making this post much longer (probably longer than any of you would actually read) and I wanted to talk about how much the fashion during the time of Downton abbey changed, however I just can't do that right now as I must go pack for my upcoming trip to New York. So i'll just have to teach you about the great changes in the fashion world during the first three decades of the 20th century later.
I will leave you with this message from the Dowager:
xoxo
Justice
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