有仇不報非王子——莎士比亞《哈姆雷特》讀後感

CY L.
CY L.
Sep 1, 2018 · 4 min read

《哈姆雷特》(The Tragedy of Hamlet,Prince of Denmark) ,或譯《王子復仇記》,復仇正是這齣悲劇的主軸和其中一個重要主題。

“Themes of Hamlet” word cloud. Source: Elsinore in Ashmore

劇中的復仇共有三重。

一是主角丹麥王子哈姆雷特報殺父之仇。哈姆雷特被父王的亡魂告知,毒殺其父親的惡賊,竟然是如今高坐朝堂、親娘改嫁的現任國王、自己不得不喚賊作父的叔叔!復仇的種子自此萌芽。我們看到這位出身尊貴、文武雙全、風流熱情的大好青年如何被復仇的怒火折磨,為此裝瘋扮傻,認痛割捨對大臣女兒的愛意,更時常為自己未能立刻手刃眼前仇人的猶豫懦弱而懊惱,提出 “To be, or not to be” 的千古哉問。

若然這只是齣一般的俗套復仇劇,故事結局大概就是哈姆雷特排除萬難成功手刃殺父仇人,奪回王位,重獲芳心,happy ever after…

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