Downton Abbey--National Morality Or Personal Freedom

Colleen 2022-06-20 17:08:42

I don't know if this counts as the end of a stage in Downton Abbey, but when I saw the princess, I suddenly thought of Roman Holiday. She is also a princess, who gave herself a vacation and had a romantic encounter in beautiful Rome. The duty brought her back. I don't know if duty is translated into duty here, right? "I have a duty to my family and my country," the princess explained. The princess in Dunn Manor did not choose to divorce and chose another way of life because of this kind of national morality. To a certain extent, your family is taken from the country, and you belong to the country.

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Downton Abbey quotes

  • [last lines]

    Mrs Hughes: Downton is still standing.

    Mr Carson: Elsie, a hundred years from now, Downton will still be standing - and the Crawleys will still be here. And *that* - is a promise.

    Mrs Hughes: We'll see, Charlie. We'll see.

  • Anna Bates: Is it always like this?

    Richard Ellis: A royal visit is like a swan on a lake. Grace and serenity above, demented kicking down below.