《威尼斯商人》中夏洛克形象的解構與重建

英語論文編號:YY400  論文字數:5286.頁數:18

Contents

1. Introduction 1
2. Review of “Binary Opposition” and Deconstruction 2
 2.1 Theory of “Binary Opposition” 2
 2.2 Theory of Deconstruction 2
3. Analysis of Shylock’s image from the perspective of two theories 3
 3.1 Stereotyped unitary Shylock in terms of “Binary Opposition” 4
 3.2 Complex multifaceted Shylock in terms of Deconstruction 6
4. The factors influencing the formation of Shylock’s image 9
 4.1 Social background in Shylock’s age 9
 4.2 Shylock’s personality 10
 4.3 Shakespeare’s views of creation 11
5. Conclusion 12
Acknowledgements 13
References 14

摘    要
 《威尼斯商人》是莎翁早期的喜劇作品，并因其塑造的貪婪殘忍的商人形象夏洛克而堪稱經典。夏洛克被認為是一個站在正義對立面的小丑。他心胸狹隘、吝嗇、自私，是傳統意義上的反面人物。本文首先介紹”二元對立論”和”解構主義”理論的特點以及他們在文學批評上的應用；然后結合《威尼斯商人》中的選段，分別從兩種理論角度來分析夏洛克的形象；并從三個方面即故事發生的社會背景，夏洛克的自身性格因素和莎士比亞的創作觀分析，探索夏洛克多面性格的原因。本文旨在解構單一負面的夏洛克形象，展現其能言善辯、機智、熱愛家庭的另一面，從而在讀者心中重建一個更加豐滿生動的夏洛克。

 關鍵詞：二元對立；解構；夏洛克；重建；形象分析

ABSTRACT
 The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare’s early comedies which is famous for the successful moulding of a greedy and cruel merchant. Shylock has always been viewed as a clown standing on the opposite side of justice. Mean, selfish and narrow-minded, he is consequently the stereotype of negative characters. The paper first introduces two theories “Binary Opposition” and Deconstruction and their application in literary criticism; then it analyses Shylock’s image from the perspective of two theories respectively, combined with selections from The Merchant of Venice. After that it explores the reasons of Shylock’s multifaceted character from social background, Shylock’s personality and Shakespeare’s views of writing. The paper aims to deconstruct the unitary negative Shylock, display his another side of being eloquent, intelligent and family-caring, and finally reconstruct a more full and vivid Shylock in readers’ mind.

Key words：Binary Opposition; Deconstruction; Shylock; Reconstruction; Image analysis