《推销员之死》中的主题节奏

《推销员之死》是美国现代戏剧乃至现代文学中的经典作品。一直以来,评论文章都集中于探讨该剧主题、表现手法以及它是否正真意义上的悲剧等,而很少涉及剧本的结构和技巧。本文从其节奏入手,通过分析该剧的人物塑造,进而指出,情节推进的节奏与威利.洛曼在现实和回忆之间节奏性的转换以至最后一步步堕入自己的幻想的吻合,在技巧上深化了主人公在现实社会中无能为力,直至最后梦想破灭这一主题。

Dramatic Rhythm in Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman is considered as a modern classic of the American theater and modern literature.Most critics pay much attention to the analysis of the plot,theme,Arthur Miller＇s theatre theory and creative expression.However,little has been done to link the themes of this play with its techniques.This paper attempts to analyze the theme and techniques in Death of a Salesman,and tries to provide a stylistic analysis of Death of a Salesman through the examination of the ways in which the rhythmic organization of the play is managed in respect of characterization in the play：and tries to prove that the focus of the unifying rhythm of Death of a Salesman is the theme of the loss of control by the protagonist over the world in which he lives.