中国古典悲剧“大团圆”结局现象研究

On Chinese Classical Tragedy's "Happy Ending" Phenomenon

我国古典悲剧历来被很多学者诟病为悲剧性不够,甚至没有真正的悲剧,因为不同于西方悲剧的"一悲到底"。我国的古典悲剧大多以"大团圆"为结局,这种情况被认为削弱了作品的悲剧性。造成这种现象的原因是多方面的,需要综合考察,从总体上说,它是中西方两种不同的文化视角的差异表现。具体到细节层面,它与我国从古至今的哲学体系、社会状况、社会心理等有着密切的关系。

The Chinese classicaltragedy has been always criticizedby scholars for its insufficientven lack of real tragedy. Quite different from the sadness going through the story in western tragedy, most of Chi-nese classical tragedies have ＂happy＂ ending, which is considered to weaken the tragic effect. The cause to thisphenomenon is various and requires a comprehensive investigation. In general, it embodies the difference betweenChinese culture and western culture. In concrete level, it relates with Chinese traditionalsocial psychology and so on. This paper tends toanalyzethis phenomenon from the abovphilosophy, social status,e three aspects.