If the movie Remains of the Day had ended with Stevens marrying Miss Kenton, it would have changed the characterization of the film's main figures. I can't write your page, but I can give you my thoughts on this question. You likely have other thoughts as well.
If the movie had ended with the wedding of these two characters, the plot would've shifted considerably, as Miss Kenton would have had to decide to divorce her husband. She would likely also have caused a rift with her own daughter, who is about to have a baby at the end of the film. Instead, Miss Kenton returns to her husband because he needs her. If she had decided to leave her husband, it would have made her seem more callous and self-interested than the way she appears in the rest of the movie. Miss Kenton is portrayed consistently throughout the film as a thoughtful and caring person, and leaving her husband to marry Stevens would have been inconsistent with this characterization. In addition, it is not clear that Stevens would have married her. He asks her to return to Darlington Hall, but he is so emotionless that it's not clear that he would have married her. If he had married her, it would have also changed his characterization. Therefore, the plot is important because the events in the plot have to be consistent with the characterization in the film.
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