馴悍記中的女性主義 / Feminism in The Taming of The Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is the most controversial work by Shakespeare in the contemporary society mostly due to its chauvinism which teases the perception of women in pursuit of love. The Taming o of the Shrew the entire play is heavily wrapped up with chauvinistic plots; however, if the ribbon is unwrapped and you look inside carefully, you would see the main gift given by the cleverest Shakespeare: the motif is to raise the awareness of feminism and praise the power of love.
馴悍記是莎士比亞筆下最富爭議性的作品之一,其因是因為在當代社會的沙文主義譏諷女性一昧追尋愛情的觀念。馴悍記整部劇都以沙文主義的情節包裝起來,然而,若你拆開包裝的繃帶,往內細看,你將會發現絕頂聰明的莎士比亞所要傳遞的一份訊息,這份訊息就是:這部戲主要的概要就是要喚醒女性主義以及歌頌愛的力量。
First of all, in the play, there are two types of feminists. One is to chase one’s purpose. The other is to pursue one’s love. Bianca, the sister of Katherina, is the former one. She is completely a far cry from Katherina. She has all the adorable characteristics that would sweep all the males off their own feet, such as beauty, charm, and elegance, although, to be exact, they are the aftereffects of long-standing chauvinism. Nevertheless, Bianca is like a post-modern woman who dares to choose what she wants. She dares to make a prenuptial agreement with her fiancée to protect herself. In my opinion, feminism is all about the choice.
首先,在劇中有兩種不同類型的女性主義:一個是去追求自己的目標,而另一個是去追求自己的愛情。凱薩琳的妹妹碧昂卡則是前者,他完全的與凱薩琳風格迥異,她有許多特質是男人都會在她腳下甘拜下風,像是美貌、魅力、優雅,更確切來說,這些特質其實是長久以來,沙文主義之下的產物。儘管如此,碧昂卡其實就是一個後現代主義女性的代表,永於追求自己想要的,敢於去與他的未婚夫簽訂婚前協議保護自己,在我的觀念中,女性主義是一種選擇。