原型批评视角下的《奥瑟罗》人物形象解读

Interpretation of the Characters in Othello from the Perspective of Myth-Archetypal Criticism

希腊神话是西方文学的两大源头之一,莎士比亚的创作也受到其影响,其著名的悲剧之一《奥瑟罗》中采用了大量的神话隐喻方式。《奥瑟罗》采用表层移位,将神谕和魔怪演绎成剧中的正派和反派角色;采用深层移位,阐释了对希腊精神的传承和发展。移位可以引起人们对现代社会中人才、性别和价值观的重视和思考。

Shakespeare was deeply influenced by ancient Greek myth,which was one of the two main sources of the western art and literature.In his famous tragedy of Othello,he adopted many mythological metaphors.Shakespeare chose surface displacement to transfer the oracle and devil to a positive role and negative role respectively while deep displacement to show the in heritage and creation of ancient Greek spirit.These displacements attract people＇s attention and thinking to the talent,gender problem and values nowadays.