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Downton Abbey: A Classical Drama 《唐顿庄园》:一部古典剧

August 8, 2021  

Downton Abbey is a classical play produced by ITV of Britain. The story tells all kinds of disputes and frictions caused by the inheritance of the family property of the Earl Grantham family of Downton Abbey during the period of George V, and presents the human situation of the upper class nobles and their servants under the strict hierarchical system. In Downton Abbey, on the one hand, the Earl's family fought openly and secretly and were jealous. On the other hand, a large group of servants in charge of the master's daily life also have high and low levels, and the intrigues among the servants are no less than the master's family.

《唐顿庄园》是由英国ITV出品的古典剧,故事讲述了乔治五世时期,唐顿庄园的Grantham伯爵一家,由家产继承问题而引发的种种纠葛和摩擦,呈现了英国上层贵族与其仆人们在森严的等级制度下的人间百态。唐顿庄园中,一方面是伯爵一家人之间的明争暗斗、争风吃醋;另一方面,负责主人生活起居的一大群仆人,他们之间也有等级高低,仆人间的勾心斗角不亚于主人一家。


Downton is the symbol of Grantham family status and power. Even servants have a strict hierarchy, which is insurmountable. The story begins with the family inheritance. The original successor was killed on the Titanic. Robert Grantham had to find a new successor. Matthew was connected with Downton because he had a little connection with the family, his story was mainly about his tortuous love with Mary. Downton actually symbolizes an old age, but people's thoughts have begun to subvert, and they began to challenge the tradition. Downton constantly compromised in the changes of the times. In order to keep it, Robert finally had to accept the new ideas of Matthew and Tom. Although he took risks, it was the only way to keep the manor.

唐顿是格兰瑟姆家族地位与权力的象征,就连仆人间都存在着严格的等级制度,不可逾越。故事开始于家族继承,原本的继承者乘泰坦尼克号遇难,罗伯特.格兰瑟姆不得不寻找新的继承人,马修便因为和这个家族有一点关联与唐顿产生联系,主要是他和玛丽的曲折爱情。唐顿其实是象征一个老态龙钟的时代,可人们的思想已经开始产生颠覆,他们开始对传统提出挑战。唐顿在时代的变迁中不断妥协,罗伯特为了保住它最后不得不接受马修和汤姆的新想法,尽管冒险,却是保住庄园的必经之路。


What I like most about the play is that everyone has an equal right in life. Because everyone is the protagonist in life, but it is really risky to do this in film and television dramas, because it often makes the primary and secondary regardless, the outline is not clear, and gives people a confused feeling. Downton deals with this problem properly, giving people the feeling that there is a large amount of information but very orderly. For example, every character is flesh and blood, and each character has his own value.

剧中我喜欢的是每个人都有平等生活的权利。因为在生活中每个人都是主角,但在影视剧中做到这点实在是冒险,因为这样往往会使得主次不分,轮廓不清晰,给人一头雾水的感觉。而《唐顿》却把这个问题处理的比较得当,给人的感觉是信息量很大但很有秩序。比如,每个人物都是有血有肉的,每个人物的身上自有他的可贵之处


A play always has a clear division of the leading role and supporting role, and all the stories always revolve around the leading role. It seems that the protagonist of the play has changed from people to things, that is, the garden of Downton is the real protagonist. Everyone lives here for various reasons, and the entanglement between people unfolds the whole story.

一部剧总会主角配角的分的很清楚,一切的故事总会使围绕着主角展开。好像这部剧的主角从人的身上转到了物,也就是唐顿这座庄园才是真正的主角。每个人因为各种各样的原因住在这里,人与人之间的纠葛便展开了整个故事。




Author: Xiao Nan

Date: August 8, 2021

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