《葛特露与克劳狄斯》中两性婚姻观之比较

Compare the Marriage View between Male and Female in Gertrude and Claudius

约翰.厄普代克以女性视角为莎剧《哈姆莱特》撰写了一部"前传"——《葛特露与克劳狄斯》,将关注中心由男性转换为女性,建构了一个具有女性话语特征的文本。葛特露在读者眼中化身为冲破世俗观念追求婚姻自由与幸福的代表。但事实上,在与克劳狄斯的婚姻中,她并未摆脱与老哈姆莱特王婚姻中被利用的命运,再次成为男性,尤其是"政客"达到政治目的的筹码。

John Updike, adopting a feminist stand, composes a prequel to Shakespeare＇ s Hamlet --Gertrude and Claudius. Updike reconstructs a new text from the feminist perspective, shifting the concern from masculinity to femininity. Gertrude becomes a decent pursuer of marriage liberty incarnate. However, she is a pawn for the male, especially the politician, to achieve his political target in her new marriage to Claudius, no less than to King Hamlet.