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1、 题目 （中文）论在维多利亚女王时代英国人性情与行为的形成和影响（外文）Of the Characters and Manners Development of English People under the Reign of Queen VictoriaOf the Characters and Manners Development of English People under the Reign of Queen VictoriaOutlinePaper Statement: The influence of Queen Victoria was quite important in
2、 the history. A profound analysis is very indispensable for us. This paper is mainly talking about the reasons and influence to the development of characters and manners in Victoria Age. Brief Introduction: The politics and economy background Great Britain; The Queen Victoria and her influence on En
3、glish people. . The Changes Analysis 1. English Sense of Art2. English Reserves3. English Pride4. English Modesty5. English Sense of Humor6. English Change in Diet7. English Sportsmanship. Conclusion. BibliographyOf the Characters and Manners Development of English People under the Reign of Queen Vi
4、ctoria. Brief IntroductionQueen Alexandrina Victoria (1819.5.241901.1.22) who was the longest reigning queen of Great Britain history from the year 1837 to 1901, devoted herself to the development of her country and people. Victoria, from respectable family, was not only the queen of Great Britain b
5、ut also a good wife and mother. She endeavored to her work and was full of responsibility to her country and people. In other peoples eyes, Victoria was the epitome of that age. In her 63 years reign, the country was flourishing as never before after the Industrial Revolution.During the reign period
6、, Great Britain had gained great achievements in the economy development and society and the culture as well as other aspects of the country. Also because of this, the Great Britain became the strongest and richest country in the world, therefore, proudly they called themselves The empire on which t
7、he sun never sets . Great Britain dominated the world, the overseas territorial control over Europe, Asia, the United States, Australia, Africa. So the age from the year 1837 when she became the queen of Great Britain to 1914 before the First World War began called the Victoria Age in English histor
8、y.Under the reign of Queen Victoria, the society changed tremendously. Especially, the change of characters and manners of English people was very obvious, for example, the English Reserves, English Modesty, and the English sense of humor, English sportsmanship, also the English pride, and so on. Th
9、ese changes, which happened in the golden age in English history, are the important and interesting things that need our research and study. This paper is going to talk about the characters and manners development detailedly, and I will mainly analyze the reasons and the influences of these phenomen
10、a in that special age under the reign of Queen Victoria. Key Words: Queen Victoria; characters; development The Changes Analysis1. English Sense of ArtIn Victoria Age, the politics and economy as well as the society of Great Britain developed rapidly, while the most remarkable result of it was the l
11、eap of rich middle class. The plenty of money and promoting of their status roused their desire that to change the living conditions through decorating their houses and pursue a confortable life. They were eager to show and flaunt their achievements by means of decorating the house in which they liv
12、ed. Therefore, the Victoria Style which was based on the decorating emerged as the times require. Industrial Revolution made the volume production possible, so the design and manufacture of products became a convenient and cheap, general standard. And this provided a good chance to develop the Victo
13、ria Style that mixing many decorating elements freely as they wished. The Victoria Style was developed as the main way for people to decorate their houses finally. To be more detailed, between the year 1837 and 1901, in the society, the womens dress and personal adornment features were that using a
14、lot of laces and spun yams, falbalaes, ribbons and butterfly ties, and some multilevel cake tailors even cockles and so on into their clothes. As the style of restore ancient ways was popular among people, this gorgeous and implicit style gave us a fresh and different feeling.2. English Reserves In
15、Victoria Age people developed the character of reserves, and maybe the most famous quality of the English was reserves. A lot of British people were unwilling to accept the new things but old-fashioned conservative ideology. British Conservative was known around the world, the British thought their
16、way of doing things was the best and most reasonable. It is difficult to get to know a reserved person: he never tells you anything about himself, and you may work with him for years without ever knowing where he lives, how many children he has, and what his interests are. They seldom showed their happiness, sadness or some other feelings. Under the reign of Queen Victoria, Great Britain was a relatively small number of the world, one of the countries
