Reception Theory - Stuart Hall
Reception Theory by Samuel Willocks
Downton Abbey Representation Practice
The excerpt is from 1:36 to the end. Questions: Who (out of the 7 core representation areas of society) are being represented in this clip? Class and Status. How are they represented? The contrast is between the servants and the masters of the house. The servants are represented as if they have been doing the same thing everyday for a long time. Their system is portrayed very strictly, for example frustration when people are late. The audience is not made to feel bad for the servants as such as they are not serving cruel people. It is simply the job of their class. The family of the house is shown as being very proper and and part of high class English society and their reactions to the news of the Titanic sinking strengthen this image. They are not portrayed as cruel to their servants and are very polite to them thus not encouraging the audience to be against them and they feel bad for them when they hear the news that their friends did not make it. 4 Technical Elements Plannin...
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