Downton Abbey Season 1 Episode 5 Answers
Task 1
Lady Sybil has applied for Gwen.
Lady Rosamund is asking to send her some supplies.
Cora wants Mary to marry as soon as possible to stop the rumours.
Bates clearly has some feelings for Anna, but he believes it would be wronf to express them.
The Duchess firmly believes that her roses are really the most beautiful ones.
The horse has cast a shoe, so Sybil and Gwen have to walk a long way.
Edith is bitter at Mary and wants to take revenge.
Thomas stole the tobacco box.
Edith is really interested in Anthony Straland.
Mrs Patmore’s eyesight has declined considerably. She is going blind.
Mary flirts with Straland, because she wants to prove that Edith is a loser in terms of attracting men.
Bates and Anna find the box and put it into O’Brien’s room.
The prize for flowers is given to Mr Mosley.
Task 2
‘To bark up the wrong tree’ means to blame the wrong person for something, or to have the wrong idea about something
‘A harbinger of joy’ literally means something who brings joy or is a herald of joy. Cora uses the expression sarcastically to mean the opposite.
‘Dull as paint’ is very dull
‘Wanting in her character’ means that her character is far from being perfect, i.e. that she has some serious faults
‘Wasn’t in on it’ means didn’t know about it, was not let in on the secret.
‘Turn the tables before he had the chance to nail you’ means change the situation before he has found the evidence to accuse you
‘Every door will be slammed’ means no one will receive you or have anything to do with you
Discussion:
One idea I have about why Cora could not bring up her daughters to be as close as the March sisters in 'Little Women' is that she obviously spent a lot less time with them when they were children than Mrs March did. While Mrs March took care of her daughters both physically and spiritually, she was there for them in good times as well as in times of their tantrums, bad moods, moments of laziness, and taught them to solve conflicts, Cora6 being an aristocrat, probably devoted only a few hours a day to her daughters when they were younger. Having too much free time, as in case of the Crawley sisters, might also have a negative effect on one's character. However, all things considered, Cora did not, at the end of the day, do so badly.
