元杂剧中的家庭贤孝剧及其伦理观念探析

The Ethics in Family-themed Yuan Drama

在以弘扬贤达孝义、劝贤劝孝为主要内容的家庭贤孝剧中,元剧作家对"孝"、"悌"这两种传统伦理美德和伦理规范作了新的阐述,指出"孝"、"悌"强调的不仅是下辈对上辈的恭敬和义务,同时还包含下辈对上辈的恭敬和义务的履行与否,这与上辈对下辈的态度、行为、品德有着不可割裂的关系,并强调了"孝"、"悌"在传统男权社会中对于家庭的稳定乃至一国稳定都具有极强的现实意义。

The family-themed Yuan dram usually persuaded people to be virtuous and filial piety. The dramatists in Yuan Dynasty explained ＂loving the elderly＂ and ＂loving your brothers and sisters＂, the traditional ethical virtues, from new perspective. It is pointed out that ＂loving the elderly＂ and ＂loving your brothers and sisters＂ are not only the obligation for the young to their elderly but also an observation of their performance. It is believed that the two ides are of great significance for the family stability as well as the nation stability in the male dominated so- ciety.