I watched the show Downton Abbey. It was a very interesting show and I loved watching it. The show takes place in 1912. The main characters are Robert who is upperclass and he has a wife named Cora. They have three daughters. We also get to see the lives of the underclassmen that serve at the Robert's residence. There are two different classes that we get to see. The story line that is taking place is that Robert's daughter was engaged to be married to a man that would inherit Robert's properties and more. He died on the titanic and now their family inheritance was in jeopardy. All the while Mr.Bates comes into the picture and his is hired as the new valet. Mr.Bates had a cane and was handicapped but was confident that he could do the job. Robert was willing to give him a chance. Thomas another servant was envious and did everything he could to get Mr.Bates to leave by being evil towards him. Robert and Cora in the meantime where trying to find a suitable husband for their daughter and so a man named Duke came into the picture. The Duke wanted the money and wanted to have the full inheritance. We find out that the Duke and Tomas are homosexual in this scene and that the Duke has hidden agendas. Robert decides to let Thomas go because there were some servants complaining, but when he sent him to leave he couldn't send Mr. Bates. He knew in his heart that he had to keep him there. The Duke ended up leaving once he found out that he would not get full inheritance.
One theme that I found is the theme of clicks within the household. There were servants that conspired together to get Mr.Bates out. Tomas would talk to Garson who was the head servant to get Mr.Bates out. Tomas was being selfish and would get others involved.Then there were other servants that stuck together not getting into funny business. We see that even among the servants they segregate and have their own groups. I did not think that would be the case. I would have thought that they would have all stuck together. But some servants had their own agendas and not the right heart.
In the Bible it talks about servants and masters. The Bible talks about how servants must submit to their masters and obey them. The servants for the most part respected Robert and the family and did what was told. Robert was giving Mr.Bates a chance and the servants sabotaged it. They dishonored Robert that way even if it wasn't directly to him. They weren't submitting to Robert by trying to get Mr. Bates fired. These select servants were going against the morals of the household. Robert showed characteristics of having a compassionate heart. He seemed to have a heart that wanted to do what was right. Thomas was one servant that was doing something wrong without Robert knowing,
I loved this show and am excited to see the rest. My favorite part was seeing Mr.Bates being rescued. I cried. It was sad. Maria did not cry. haha I am really interested in seeing what else is going to happen
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