残酷的幽默 含泪的微笑——试评《李尔王》中的喜剧元素

作为艺术创作的大师,莎士比亚突破了古典悲剧创作的传统规范.他在自己的悲剧中插入喜剧场面,允许喜剧人物及对白的出现,以此烘托气氛,强化主题.本文试从三个方面讨论其著名悲剧<李尔王>中运用的喜剧元素: 1) 情节设置上的幽默 2) 人物塑造中的喜剧元素 3) 戏剧主题中隐藏的喜剧元素.

Crude Humor ＆ Tears in Smile--Comic Elements in King Lear

I n the novel Wuthering Height, Heathcliff is seemingly a devil or a brute, mercil ess, revengeful, full of hatred and hostility. But in reality, he also has feeli ngs, just like any of us. All he has done is only out of his permanent love for Catherine, and his wild behavior is the reflection of his twisted and hardened h eart. By the portrayal of this character, Wuthering Height uncovers the veil ove r capitalism and exposes the nature of oppression and exploitation of the then s ociety.