「리어왕」에 나타난 코델리아의 효심과 심상

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

King Lears division of kingdom into three parts might well have been looked up as a tragedy by the Elizabethans who wanted to enjoy the stability for the first time after such a long turmoil of disturbances.
King Lears tragic experiences dramatically represent the crucial problem of how to cope with the tragic features of human life. Mans tragic experiences can be considered either as a fruitless waste of life or as a fruitful suffering which leads to purgation of evil. As many critics have pointed out. King Lears tragic experiences are so horrible that the audience are likely to regard them as a fatalistic waste of life.
But the closer analysis of his experiences shows a progress of his spiritual change from ignorance to awakening, from egotism to altruism. The development of the play turns on the image of Cordelias bond.
Lears perception of Cordelias death has provoked a hot discussion among the Shakespearean scholars. A. C. Bradley interprets Lears final words on her death as an illusion, while J. Stampher refutes Bradley. and holds that Lears is fully aware of her death. In either case, however, the important point is that they both interpret Lears final suffering which has led to his awakeness. These critics arguments therefore prove that the image of Cordelias death is concerned with the figure that redeens her father, for Lear awakens the true filial piety of Cordelia.

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