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[quote=Anonymous]I have to disagree about Mary.  Women in her position were expected to just be pretty ornaments, learning all the social niceties necessary to hook a suitable husband.  That is why she is so veiled.  Matthew was unique in his ability to unlock her heart.  He changed her for the better, and she knows it.

I think the actress does a good job of portraying a woman who is annoyed at her lot in life (as just a vessel to be married off, before she had the heir of Downton, of course), not very nice to her sisters, yet maddeningly divided between being rebellious and pragmatic.

For example, when she chased down Sybil and barged into the hotel room to stop her from eloping with Tom, I think that showed a lot more of her complex character.  Willing to keep the secret for the two lovers and help them, but not at the expense of such a public scandal.

As for Rose - I think she is absolutely Mary's foil.  Where as Mary is more cerebral and broods, Rose just loves life.  She loves men, and she doesn't care about their background.  It is like she doesn't even see differences.  She wants to dance, and she doesn't care where, why, or with who.  [/quote]

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