论《亨利五世》中的亨利五世与皮斯多形象

莎士比亚《亨利五世》是伊丽莎白时代很受欢迎的历史剧,剧中的亨利五世与皮斯多形象,是文学形象的两极。《亨利五世》一剧突出了亨利五世两次奇迹般的转变,亨利五世是剧中的主要人物/中心人物,是一个“理想国王”,英格兰的英雄。旗官皮斯多是莎士比亚为戏剧舞台塑造出来的一个虚构的、想象性的喜剧人物,他是一个具有浮夸、吹牛、胆怯、贪婪、狡猾等特征的喜剧形象(小丑),近似于拉丁喜剧传统中的吹牛的军人。

Shakespeare's The Life of King Herry the Fifth is a popular historical play in the Elizabethan era.The images of Henry V and Pistol in the play are the opposite extreme of the literary figures.This historical play highlights two miraculous changes of Henry V,who is the main character/central character in the play,an"ideal prince"and a hero of England.The Ancient Pistol is a fictional and imaginative comedian.character created by Shakespeare for the stage.He is a clown with characteristics of exaggeration,bragging,timidity,greed and jealousy,similar to the bragging soldier in the tradition of Latin comedy.