莎剧赏析之二：《理查三世》RichardIII

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1、莎劇賞析之二：《理查三世》RichardIII董崇選中山醫大應用外語系教授「懂更懂學習英文網站」負責人網址：http://dgdel,nchu.edu.twI.ThePlot:Type:historicalchronicle(歷史紀事)Time:15thcentury(十五世紀)Locale:England(英國)Firstpresented:c.1593II.PrincipalCharacters:Richard:DukeofGloucester,afterwardKingRichardIIIKingEdwardIV:eldestsonofDukeofYorkGeorge:D

2、ukeofClarence,brotherofRichard&EdwardIVQueenMargaret:widowofKingHenryVIDukeofBuckingham:Richard’skinsmanandsupporterEdward&Richard:sonsofKingEdwardIVHenryTudor:EarlofRichmond,afterwardKingHenryVIIThomasStanley:EarlofDerby,stepfatherofRichmondHastings:LordChamberlainunderEdwardIVQueenElizabet

3、h:wifeofKingEdwardIVLadyAnne:daughter-in-lawofHenryVIDuchessofYork:motherofEdwardIV,Clarence,&RichardIIIIII.TheStory:第一幕:RicharddescribesthetriumphofthehouseofYorkoverthatofLancaster,anddeterminestoactasavillain.HestirsKingEdwardagainstGeorge(DukeofClarence)andplansGeorge’sdeath.Heschemestom

4、arryAnnetofurtherhisambition.Heflattersherthathekilledherhusband(PrinceEdward)andKingHenryVI(herfather-in-law)forhersake.Shefinallyacceptshisattentions.QueenElizabethfearsthatRichardwillbeProtectortohersoniftheKingdies.IntheKing’spresenceRichardimpliesthattheQueenwishesthedeathofGeorge.Marga

5、retcomesandblamesall,particularlyRichard,forthemurderofhersonandhusband.RichardaskstwomurdererstokillClarenceattheTower.III.TheStory:第二幕:KingEdwardreconcilestheQueenandothersforpeace.However,whentheQueenurgestheKingtoforgivehisbrother(George,DukeofClarence),Richardreportsthatheisalreadydead.

6、TheKingisstrickenwithremorse.RichardsuggeststhattheQueen’srelativesknewofClarence’sdeath.TheDuchessofYorkmournsthedeathandisjoinedbytheQueen,wholamentsherownhusband’sdeath.Richard,BuckinghamandotherssuggestbringingPrinceEdwardfromLudlowtobecrownedKing.Secretlytheyplottoseparatetheyoungprince

7、fromtheQueenandherkin.Citizensfearcivildiscord.Richardseizestheyoungprinceandimprisonshisescorts.III.TheStory:第三幕:RichardandBuckinghamarriveinLondonwiththePrince.HastingsinformsthemthattheQueenhasfledtosanctuarywithher2ndson(DukeofYork).Richardpers