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    Downtown Abbey: Victorian Values

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    the need to leave the Victorian era behind to usher in twentieth century values because women wanted to choose their own life paths rather than following tradition. However, numerous people associated with Downton believed that maintaining tradition had more of an importance than moving on with the twentieth century. During the first season of Downton Abbey, there were many instances where the viewer could see the conflict between characters who wanted the Victorian period values to be cherished and

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    'Victorian moral values applied to all ' Do you know that no-one is born rich,poor or slave who than made life hell for women during Victorian Britain? Victorian period expected women to get married to be good wives and mothers. The status of a woman was significant in that she was expected to marry a man of the same class or better class than herself. Women had little power ,dignity and rights in the society. They are restricted by law education ,culture and own thoughts. In contrast boys had

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    female relationships in two of the following Emma, Wuthering Heights and Great Expectations-- reflect the mores and values of Victorian society “The Victorian period formally begins in 1837 (the year Victoria became Queen) and ends in 1901 (the year of her death)” (Kirschen). British novels such as Wuthering Heights and Emma reflect and uphold mores and values of the Victorian society. This is portrayed through the characters in the novels where high priority is given to the male female relationships

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    In this piece of writing, I aimed to explore the Victorian values of virtue and respectability and their strict code of behaviour which repressed female sexuality. In this piece, the young lady has given up her child for adoption which can be alluded from many hints in the texts, such as symbols of fertility and sexuality as well as signs of removal and absence to suggest that she had been absent for a long time. The term ‘European trip’ was a commonly used term at the time to discreetly explain

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    culture and influences. What is deemed acceptable now would be considered scandalous in past years, and what was common in the past would be considered prude in current times. For example, in the 1920s, young people were making the original shift from Victorian lifestyles to what is now known as a classic American dream with the influence of Jazz and the inventing of the automobile. Currently, American morals are being influenced and evolving because of the new musicians and rappers pushing boundaries,

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    The Values of British Imperialism: Implications on a Futuristic Society H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine recounts the trip of a scientist, the Time Traveller, from Victorian England to the future where humanity has been reduced to two sub-species: the Eloi and the Morlock. The novella examines how key values of Victorian England, such as self-improvement, shape the social structure of the Victorian period and the cascading effects of these values on the society of the future. In the Victorian social

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    Lady Bracknell's Epigrams

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    Wilde uses Lady Bracknell’s controlling and ruthless character to convey women’s powerful role as the moral guardians in Victorian society. From the moment she enters Algernon’s flat and offers her opinion on all matters from whether one should ‘live…or die’ to which side of ‘Belgrave Square’ is ‘unfashionable’, it is evident that Lady Bracknell holds the higher judgment. Her domineering authority is reinforced during Jack’s attempt to propose to Gwendolen, as Lady Bracknell bluntly orders him to

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    Fan by Oscar Wilde, Wilde reveals the changing nature of the late 19th century Victorian society through the characters values of gender roles, eliteness, and marriage. Through these values, Wilde exhibits gender inequality, the flaws of the socioeconomic classes, and the foolishness of marriage during Victorian times. Wilde uses humor with the Duchess of Berwick’s values to uncover the gender inequality during Victorian times. The Duchess of Berwick states, “Our husbands would really forget our existence

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    Good Hope-Afternoon tea on the stoep” by Renhardt, which proceeds by a description of the denotative meaning of the image and the advertisement and then followed by the interpretation of the connotative meaning by drawing on knowledge of the Victorian values (Walvin 1987). Semiotic analysis1: Summer at the Cape of Good Hope- Afternoon Tea on the Stoep. Denotation The lady on the right is sitting on a chair holding a fan on her right hand speaking to a man who is carrying a cup of tea. Further on

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    but not heard. Women were expected to become wives and use their wombs to create a family. Women were expected to obey their husbands and do as they were told. A women’s role in Victorian society was to raise the children and make sure the household was kept clean. Women were obligated to fulfill these societal values because they lived in a world where the men dominated the social hierarchy, and women were not free to express nor be themselves. In the poem, “Mariana”, written by Alfred Lord Tennyson

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