理想与现实撞击下的人性火花——重释《西厢记》老妇人形象

The Flash of Humanity between Ideality and Reality: Reinterpretation of Old Woman Image in The Romance of Western Chamber

《西厢记》中的老夫人以疼爱女儿与恪守礼法所表现出来的矛盾行为,成为文本中一个个性鲜明而独特的人物,她渴望通过联姻方式避免女儿的婚姻变故,同时却又想重振相国家声。然而,当与女儿的婚姻观相左时,她又进退失据,取舍犹疑,性格更显矛盾和复杂,最终铸成一位恪守"代表封建礼教"而不失母性的老夫人形象。

The contradictory behaviors presented by the Dowager who love her daughter but abide by Feudal ethics in the Romance of the Western Chamber,make the distinct and unique characters in the text.She is eager to avoid the daughter’s marriage misfortune by uniting through marriage and wants to revive the fame of her family.However,she became hesitated when the daughter’s view of marriage was contradicted to hers,which makes her character more complex and ultimately establishes a mater-nal image who abides by feudal ethics.