莎士比亚戏剧与徐渭戏剧中的女扮男装现象比较

A Comparative Study of Women Dressing Like Men in the Dramas of Shakespeare and Xu Wei

在中西方两位剧作家莎士比亚与徐渭的戏剧中都不约而同地出现了女扮男装现象,且在情节结构上有许多相似之处,其创作目的都是歌颂女性自信自强、勇敢独立、睿智不输男子的优秀品质。两者在戏剧中采用女扮男装这种形式的原因主要是礼教束缚、叙事需要、舞台需要,表现了中西方歌颂女性的传统,以及两位作者反抗封建礼教、以人为中心的思想内涵。

The phenomenon of"women dressing like men"has appeared in the dramas of Shakespeare and Xu Wei,having similarities in the structure of plots and aiming at paying a tribute to such women′s characters asconfidence,self-improvement,bravery,independence,and wisdom.In their dramas,the adoption of"women dressing like men"is due to the ethical code and the need of narration and stage.In their dramas,the tradition of praising women in Chinese and Western culture is presented,and moreover the ideological connotation of anti-feudal struggle and humanism is revealed too.