凯撒的罪与罚？--读莎翁《裘力斯·凯撒》

Caesar's Crime and Punishment? A Reading of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

莎士比亚的《裘力斯·凯撒》重现了布鲁图斯、凯歇斯为首的叛党刺杀凯撒这一事件。莎士比亚把凯撒是否僭主、刺杀凯撒是否正当等问题处理得非常含混,但通过细读剧作,可以发现凯撒生前并未犯下什么罪行,凯歇斯是出于嫉妒刺杀凯撒,布鲁图斯是为了"预防"而刺杀凯撒,而莎士比亚认为凯撒虽然无罪却非无辜,凯撒为了成就凯撒之名所体现的勇敢无畏和恒定不变而选择了死。

In Shakespeare＇s Julius Caesar, the historical event of Caesar＇s murder by Brutus and Cassius gets represented. To such questions as whether Caesar was a tyrant, and whether the murder was just, Shakespeare gives extraordinary ambiguous answers. However, through reading closely the drama, we might find that Caesar committed no crime, Cassius committed murder out of jealousy, and Brutus committed murder for ＂precaution.＂ In Shakespeare＇s view, however, Caesar was not altogether innocent, and he chose to die for the valiancy and constancy as represented by the title of Caesar.