Shakespeare희극 Much Ado About Nothing소고 = A Study on Muck Ado About Nothing in Shakespeare's Comedies

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The aim of this thesis is to discuss Shakespeare's general canon of thought on his drama and the comic ironies of his romantic comedies, especially of Much Ado About Nothing, which arise from our awareness of the descrepancy between what appears to be true and what is true, and to prove that his comedies are not only a joke but are essential part of his art.
In the preface is presented Shakespeare's canon of thought that he always rela-tes our question of interpretation and judgement with eye and ear, which makes his works have double structures.
In the second chapter are reviewed the background and the theme of the comedy in which Shakespeare emphasizes the question of perception and desire where all the follies and evils of human beings begin.
In the third and fourth chapters are examined the twin plots, one of which deals with the characters who pursue visual illusion, whereas the other ideological illusion. In the one plot the movement involves one of attraction, separation but final reunion, while in the other it begins with hostility and moves through a series of obstacle to a happy conclusion.
In this way, all of the major characters who pursue illusions, are awakened by perceiving the other's true love, and finally find mutual reality.
In the fifth chapter is considered each of the twin plots as a symbol of human desires which are blown up when they are excessively suppressed.
In the sixth chapter the Keynote of Shakespeare's comedies is discussed that the conflict between appearance and reality is a constant source of comic irony, and unlike in tragedy where its primary function is to reveal the wider moral perspective of the conflict between good and evil, in Much Ado About Nothing it is enlisted in the service of resolving the difficulties which characters face.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서 론
• Ⅱ. Much Ado About Nothing의 작품배경
• Ⅲ. 시각적환상을 추구하는 Claudio-Hero Plot.
• Ⅳ. 관념적환상을 추구하는 Benedick-Beatrice Plot.
• Ⅴ. Twin Plots의 Symbolism. Bibliography
• Ⅵ. 결 론