华伦夫人的职业
《华伦夫人的职业》是萧伯纳的代表剧作,是四幕剧,于1894年首演1。
该剧中的华伦夫人出身贫苦,靠开妓院发家后,供养女儿受高等教育,指望女儿能凭身份和教养找个“有钱的男人”,从而跻身上流社会。但却对女儿隐瞒了身世,女儿在洞悉原委后尽管谅解了母亲,却不再接受其供养和教训而自去独立谋生2。作品批判不讲道德、贪婪、腐朽的资产阶级生活。揭发披华贵外衣者的堕落,但对华伦夫人这类卖淫从业者给予了深切同情。直到1924年,英国才允许《华伦夫人的职业》在伦敦正式上演。
《华伦夫人的职业》这部剧作为英国塑造了“矛盾中进步”的新女性形象1。
概述
英国戏剧家萧伯纳的剧本.写于1893—1894年. 华伦夫人有个22岁的女儿 薇薇,曾经是 剑桥大学 女子学院的 高材生,是当时妇女界屈指可数的受过高等教育的人物之一.她为人正直,富有自立的思想,毕业后在伦敦一家法律事务所工作,在度假时与富兰克交了朋友.突然,她的母亲华伦夫人带着她的两个朋友,普瑞德先生和克罗夫 男爵来到这里,使薇薇感到自己像是受到了某种力量的愚弄.华伦夫人很有钱,但女儿薇薇却不知道她的身世.后来薇薇发觉母亲是靠开妓馆积累家财,对母亲非常不满,气愤地咒骂母亲堕落.华伦夫人不得不向女儿讲了自己的身世,申述她这种行为出于被迫.母亲的话使她领悟到这里面有 比表面的职业的选择更深刻的原因.她对母亲表示折服.第二天在 牧师家里,富兰克看准了薇薇的钱,向她大献殷勤.同时,年龄比薇薇整整大25岁的克罗夫男爵也要求她成为他的夫人,恳求中克罗夫说出了华伦夫人现在还在从事 妓院 行径,而自己则是股东之一.薇薇听后十分气愤.她拒绝了克罗夫的求婚.克罗夫临走之际为了报复,揭露了她同富兰克实际上是同父的姊弟,早先赛密尔牧师同华伦夫人曾有过暖昧关系.薇薇在极端痛苦之中,离开了母亲,依靠自己的奋斗,过一种正直的、有道德的生活.作品揭露了 资本主义社会的经济基础,指出 统治阶级的财富是建筑在对人民的残酷剥削上,在资产阶级社会没有道德可言. English dramatist George Bernard Shaw's play. Was written in 1893-1894 years. Warren's wife has a 22-year-old daughter, Vivi, was once the top students of the University of Cambridge college for women, women in this community was a handful of highly educated people one. she was honest, full of self-thought, after graduating from a law firm in London to work on vacation, made friends with Frank. Suddenly, her mother, Mrs. Warren with her two friends, Pu Mr. Reid Kerov Baron came here to Vivi feel like being fooled by some force. Warren's wife is very rich, but do not know her daughter, Vivi's life experience. Weiwei was found that the mother is the accumulation of family wealth by open prostitution Hall, the mother is very dissatisfied with the mother angrily cursed degeneration. Warren's wife had talked to his daughter on his personal life, representations that she was forced out of such acts. the mother's words make her comprehend that this inside a surface area of career choices more profound reason. She expressed admiration for his mother. The next day the pastor at home, Frank sights on Vivi's money, to her great attentions. In addition, older than a full big 25-year-old Vivi The Kerov Baron has also asked her to be his wife, p leading for his wife in Kerov spoken Warren brothels are still engaged in acts, while they themselves are one of the shareholders. Weiwei very angry to hear that. she refused g Rove's proposal of marriage. Kerov occasion before leaving in order to revenge, revealed the fact she and Frank's brother with the father, the previous game with the Warren Mill pastor's wife had had ambiguous relationships. Weiwei in the extreme pain and left the mother, relying on their own struggle to lead a decent, moral life. works exposed the economic base of capitalist society, pointing out that the ruling class's wealth is built on ruthless exploitation of the people, the In bourgeois society, no morality to speak of.
参考资料
- 1萧伯纳《华伦夫人的职业》超星(引用日期 2023-05-31)
- 2萧伯纳四川音乐学院(引用日期 2023-05-31)