Gone with the Wind and Downton Abbey: Stories of Speculators and Rich Women

In troubled times, two speculators fell in love with two rich girls. The result is the opposite.

On the one hand, Scarlett, the daughter of a simple and fierce American southern manor, finally found out that the person she loved was Rhett, a businessman who made his fortune by war.

On the one hand, Mary, a noble and educated British noblewoman, had to agree to be engaged to Richard, a newspaper merchant, because of the scandal, but she finally married Matthew, who she loved deeply.

Why is there such an ending?

Look at Scarlett and Rhett first:

Scarlett's father is an Irish immigrant. Although the family has gradually gained a strong position, it is essentially a "upstart" who started from scratch. Scarlett, who grew up in such a family environment, has been taught various manners by her mother and wet nurse, but her unrestrained father has a deeper influence on her.

Scarlett has always liked Ashley, the heir to Twelve Oaks Manor. She is willful and naughty, because she is beautiful and compassionate, just because Ashley is jealous of her. When she was young, she didn't realize that Ashley's nobility was weakness in her bones, and she didn't realize that she was the only one who could stand alone in this difficult world until she met Rhett.

Rhett is sophisticated, mature and funny. When Scarlett witnessed the failure of her confession to Ashley at Twelve Oaks Manor, she fell in love with this tough and beautiful little woman. He saw a power in her, and he knew that he and she were actually the same kind of people. They all regard stereotypes as a burden and are exquisite egoists.

It turns out that he is right. Years later, Scarlett finally realized that the Ashley she loved was just an illusion in her mind, and the real Ashley made her feel ashamed of her weakness. Although they finally separated, Rhett entered Scarlett's heart and became her favorite man.

On the other hand, Miss Mary and Richard:

Mary is the eldest daughter of the Earl's family, which has a history of hundreds of years. She received an elegant education in England since she was a child. Because she was engaged to her father's heir (her cousin Patrick), she was brought up according to the standards of an heiress. When she grows up, she is not only beautiful and moving, but also dignified and steady, with a tough personality.

Mary is different from Scarlett. Etiquette and rank are very important to her. As the daughter of a nobleman, she can't belittle herself and marry a self-made newspaper merchant. But at this time, her sweetheart, Matthew, the second heir of her father, had another love, and Richard mastered her scandal and secret, which led Mary to agree to marry Richard.

There are many similarities between Richard's love for Mary and Rhett's love for Scarlett. He also told Mary that they were all of the same kind. It's just that the status difference is too wide. Even if the poor boy becomes rich, it is not worth mentioning in the eyes of conservative British nobles. Not only Mary's family doesn't like this marriage, but also Mary herself doesn't like it. But even so, he still loves.

Richard's love for Mary is far deeper than he thought. Even though she finally left him for Matthew, he still chose to protect her, but he didn't expose her scandal to the world and set her free.

Watching the beloved woman marry someone else,

Richard loves too lowly;

Married the woman she loved, but she still clung to her old love and finally fell in love with him.

Rhett loves too much.

There are stupid men and women in the world, who can pass?