『終わりよければすべてよし』の納め口上 : 反転, 置換する対照項

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The purpose of this paper is to study the epilogue of All's Well That Ends Well in relation to the social aspect, dramatic condition, cultural phenomenon, political thought and life consciousness in Shakespeare's day. This unique epilogue among those of Shakespeare's plays has three binary items-a king and a beggar, a player and an audience, and a play and a reality. In Shakespeare's day the players of the lower social class were allowed to act under the patronage of the King (Queen) and the nobilities, who favoured them to express their power. The players, however, could not win commercial success without adopting the commoners' desires. In AWW the central political power gives room for the activities of the controlled or the lesser people in class and gender, which succeeds in strengthening itself. It is possible to think that the endeavours of Helena, a marginal female character, to fulfill her desire and the resistance of Bertram to the French King's wardship are, after all, taken advantage of by the King. The epilogue spoken by the player king after the play proper naturally becomes complex and ambiguous. The six contrasted items there may easily replace each other, in spite of their striking difference.
鈴鹿医療科学大学の論文
1994-05-01