从戏剧冲突管窥社会现实——《华伦夫人的职业》之冲突解读

A glimpse of social reality from dramatic conflicts——An analysis of conflicts in Mrs. Warren's Profession

现实主义戏剧大师萧伯纳的经典剧作《华伦夫人的职业》通过华伦夫人和女儿薇薇,薇薇和克罗夫爵士这两对尖锐、激烈的冲突向读者真实再现了维多利亚时期的残酷社会现实:女性所受的经济压迫和性别压迫。作家不仅抨击了丑陋的社会现实,也表达了自己对女性的无比同情及改良社会的政治主张。

Mrs. Warrens Profession is a classic play written by realist dramatist master George Bernard Shaw. In the play Mrs. Warren daughter, collides with her mother and Lord Crofts in conflicting and fierce ways, which reveals the cruel social reality during Victori- an times：women suffered economically and sexually. The playwright not only denounces the deplorable social reality, but also utters his sympathy for females and his political advocacy of improving society.