Lady Sybil Crawley as a Suffragette in the First Three Seasons of Downton Abbey

Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,7, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, language: English, abstract: This term paper deals with the thesis that Lady Sybil Crawley is a Suffragette, even if she never becomes one officially. The aim of this work is to depict characteristics of Sybil which accentuates her as one. During this work, the focus will be on the first three seasons of Downton Abbey as Sybil dies in the third season. In the following, the Edwardian era will be explained as well as the political situation and the Suffragette movement to create a tight historical context of the discussed topic. Then, general aspects, which are important for the main body, of the series Downton Abbey will be given. The main body is made of the depiction of three characteristics of Lady Sybil Crawley which represents her as a Suffragette: Supporting the maid Gwen, her political interest, and falling in love with Tom Branson. Subsequently, it will be explained if Downton Abbey can be regarded as cultural memory. The conclusion rounds off the term paper. Die Arbeit thematisiert die Darstellung der Figur 'Lady Sybil Crawley' der britischen Serie 'Downton Abbey' als Suffragette der Edwardian Era. Hierzu werden auch einige historische Hintergründe zu der Suffragetten-Bewegung der Edwardian Era aufgezeigt.