莎剧赏析之十第十二夜TheTwelfthNight

1、莎劇賞析 之十：第十二夜The Twelfth Night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：1I. The Plot: Type: Romantic Comedy (浪漫喜劇) Time: 16th Century (十六世紀) Locale: Illyria (伊利里亞) First presented: 16002II. Principal Characters:Viola (維歐拉): a shipwrecked girl 沈船的女孩 (扮Sesario)Sebastian (希巴斯奇安): Violas twin brother 雙胞胎哥哥Orsino (歐

2、西諾): Duke of Illyria 公爵Olivia (歐利維雅): a rich countess 富有之女伯爵Malvolio (馬孚利歐): Olivias pompous steward 浮誇管家Maria: Olivias lively waiting woman 侍女Sir Toby Belch: Olivias uncleSir Andrew Aguecheek: a cowardly drinking foolAntonio: a sea captain befriending SebastianFeste: a clown in Olivias household3II

3、I. The Story: 第一幕:Orsino sighs for love of Olivia, who denies his suit and mourns for her brothers death. Viola is cast ashore on the seacoast of Illyria. She decides to disguise herself as a man and seek service with Duke Orsino. Sir Toby complains to Maria of Olivias severity about his revelry wit

4、h Aguecheek. Orsino favors Cesario, who is Viola in disguise. Cesario/Viola falls in love with Orsino. Orsino asks Cesario to go to Olivia as a messenger. Olivia falls in love with Cesario. When Cesario leaves, Olivia sends Malvolio after the youth and wants “him” to take back the ring he “has left

5、behind.” 4III. The Story: 第二幕: Sebastian and his rescuer Antonio have also come ashore on the seacoast of Illyria. Sebastian decides to set out for Orsinos court, and Antonio determines to follow him. Malvolio overtakes Cesario and “returns” the ring. Maria and others decide to get even with Malvoli

6、o because Malvolio tell Olivia about their night revels. Orsino calls for a love-lament and sends Cesario again to press his suit. Cesario/Viola hints at her own love to the Duke. Malvolio finds a letter, is taken in, and behaves strangely. 5III. The Story: 第三幕: Olivia hints at her love for Cesario

7、and bids him come again. Sir Andrew becomes jealous of Olivias love for the messenger. Sir Toby dares Sir Andrew to challenge the youth. Maria reports that Malvolio did wear yellow stockings, cross-gartered, and smile like an idiot. Antonio overtakes Sebastian, gives Sebastian a purse, and goes to s

8、tay at an inn. Olivia thinks Malvolio mad. Maria and others tie Malvolio in a dark room. Both Sir Andrew and Cesario are terrified of their encounter. As they draw, Antonio comes to Cesarios assistance, thinking she is Sebastian. Some officers come and arrest Antonio. 6III. The Story: 第四幕: Feste, se

9、nt in quest of Cesario, finds Sebastian. Sir Andrew attacks Sebastian, who returns his blow with skill. Sir Toby joins the fray but Olivia intervenes. Feste, disguised as the curate Sir Topas, torments Malvolio. The Clown plays his part with glee. Olivia offers herself to Sebastian if he will consen

10、t to marry her at once. Sebastian is puzzled but accepts the offer since she is a rich and beautiful countess. 7III. The Story: 第五幕: Antonio creates some confusion before the Duke. Olivia adds to the confusion by entering and claiming Viola/Cesario as her husband. Furthermore, Sir Andrew and Sir Tob

11、y enter wounded and blame their hurts upon Viola/Cesario. Everything is finally made clear when Sebastian appears and Viola assumes her maiden attire. Orsino abandons his hopeless love for Olivia and marries Viola. Olivia orders Malvolios release. Fabian discloses that Sir Toby has married Maria as

12、a reward for her brilliant plot. 8IV. Quotable Lines:“Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness, Wherein the pregnant enemy does much. 狡詐 How easy it is for the proper false In womens waxen hearts to set their forms! Alas, our frailty is the cause, not we, For such as we are made of, such we be.” -Viola

13、 to Malvolio “To be up after midnight, and to go to bed then, is early: so that to go to bed after midnight, is to go to bed betimes.” -Sir Toby to Sir Andrew9IV. Quotable Lines:“O mistress mine, where are you roaming? O stay and hear, your true loves coming, That can sing both high and low. Trip no

14、 further, pretty sweeting, Journeys end in lovers meeting, Every wise mans son doth know.” -Sir Andrew sings to Sir Toby10IV. Quotable Lines:“What is love? Tis not hereafter, Present mirth hath present laughter: Whats to come is still unsure. In delay there lies no plenty, Then come kiss me, sweet a

15、nd twenty: Youths a stuff will not endure.” -Clown to Sir Andrew & Sir Toby11IV. Quotable Lines:“In my stars I am above thee, but be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” - in a letter to Malvolio“. they that dally nicely wit

16、h words may quickly make them wanton.” -Viola to Clown“. words are grown so false, I am loath to prove reason with them.” -Clown to Viola“Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun, it shines everywhere.” -Clown to Viola“This fellow is wise enough to play the fool, And to do that well, crave

17、s a kind of wit.” -Viola to Clown12IV. Quotable Lines:“A murderous guilt shows not itself more soon Than love that would seem hid. Loves night is noon. . Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.” -Olivia to Viola “In nature theres no blemish but the mind: None can be called deformed but th

18、e unkind. Virtue is beauty, but the beauteous evil Are empty trunks, over-flourished by the devil.” -Antonio to an Officer13IV. Quotable Lines: “Madman, thou errest. I say there is no darkness but ignorance, in which thou art more puzzled than the Egyptians in their fog.” -Clown to Malvolio “. they praise me, and make an ass of me. Now my foes tell me plainly I am an ass: so that by my foes, sir, I profit in the knowledge of myself, and by my friends I am abused. So that, conclusions to