妙喻与洞察——浅析相似修辞格在《李尔王》中的体现

Clever Comparisons and Deep Insight A Brief Analysis on the Embodiment of Figures of Speech Expressing Likeness in King Lear

威廉·莎士比亚的四大悲剧之一的《李尔王》中有一个貌似无足轻重的小人物——“傻瓜”,一直忠诚地跟随在李尔左右,以戏谑的口吻,一针见血地指出后者的昏悖,毫不掩饰地发表着自己对周围的人和事的看法。其言语浅显易懂而寓意深刻,充满艺术性与思想性;他对隐喻、类比、拟人、明喻等相似修辞格的运用,不但是对语言技巧的良好把握,更是对世事人情的深刻洞察。这一形象的塑造,显示出莎士比亚对底层人民的真切同情以及对黑白颠倒的社会的深深控诉。

In King Lear,one of William Shakespeare's four great tragedies,there's a seemingly minor character-"Fool",who follows Lear faithfully,exposes the latter's stupidity to the point in a tone of jest and expresses his view of the people and things around him without any reservation.His speech is easy to understand and deep in meaning,full of artistry and ideological depth;his manipulation of the figures of speech expressing likeness,such as metaphor,analogy,personification,simile,etc.,not only shows good grasping of language skills,but also deep insight into the way of the world.The molding of such a figure expresses Shakespeare's sincere sympathy for the underclass,and his deep accusation of the society that confuses right and wrong.