Possibly because Britain is residually aristocratic as the ancient world was aristocratic and so the accent makes that connection for the audience, conveying the otherness of the ancient world to the American system.
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There's an American fascination with decadent aristocrats. It's a major Hollywood trope. There's a movie about Adam Smith where he meets Louis XV and the king bursts out laughing in the most effeminate manner when he's told that Smith does not speak French. Very troubling scene.
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Actually it was John Adams.The scene presents common sense and refined aristocratic taste as polar opposites. It's a troubling foray into the American representation of European history. I feel like finding an equivalent scene from a French movie.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2Ng0JkQe5c …
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French movie (state-financed) about Louis XV (he's the one with the dark hair) :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V7jqiO-mwY …
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