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Ross Poldark and violence against women
Jun. 30th, 2015 02:53 amWhen I was a teenager, the Poldark series on Masterpiece Theatre was our version of Downton Abbey, an addictive British soap-drama-romance with more flattering men’s clothing (late 1700s), and those stunning Cornish landscapes. We watched every season, we read all the books. My own personal crush was on Dwight Enys, the local doctor – more handsome than Ross Poldark, smarter, and certainly less exasperating.
I’m watching the new series with considerable interest, but I’m especially curious to see if and how they’ll rewrite the more problematic parts. Ross has saved Demelza from her father’s beatings, but he’s not exactly consistent in this regard.
( Cut for myriad spoilers. )
Ross Poldark may be dashing and bold and unusually sensitive to the plight of the working classes, but I’ve never been able to see him as a hero. I hope the new series will rewrite the story enough to change that.
I’m watching the new series with considerable interest, but I’m especially curious to see if and how they’ll rewrite the more problematic parts. Ross has saved Demelza from her father’s beatings, but he’s not exactly consistent in this regard.
( Cut for myriad spoilers. )Ross Poldark may be dashing and bold and unusually sensitive to the plight of the working classes, but I’ve never been able to see him as a hero. I hope the new series will rewrite the story enough to change that.
