莎士比亚四大悲剧中“母亲”形象的缺失与人物身份建构之危机

莎士比亚的四大悲剧中有一个共同的特点:母亲形象的缺失。这种缺失给剧中人物带来的灾难是显而易见的:无论是哈姆雷特、李尔,还是奥菲利亚、苔丝德蒙娜,乃至于麦克白夫妇都因为这种缺失而无法进行正常的自我身份建构。性格的缺陷导致他们踏着命运既定的脚步,走上不归之路。

Absent Mother in Shakespearian Tragedies and Identity Crisis Triggered by This Absence

A common characteristic in Shakespearian tragedies is obvious:the absence of mother.This absence brings about the identity crisis for the characters when they try to construct their self in a specific period.With this flawed self they step onto a way to seek for their happiness,which sets them in conflict with the environment and makes them fall into their ordained destiny.