从《约翰王》中亚瑟的形象看莎士比亚笔下旧秩序的崩溃

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文章通过分析历史剧《约翰王》中亚瑟的形象和作用，可以看出亚瑟代表着莎士比亚笔下法律和神权支撑下王权的旧秩序，而剧中亚瑟之死不仅代表着旧秩序的崩溃，更是代表着莎士比亚笔下英国王室与法国王室的分裂。这种崩溃和分裂是英国作为国家独立发展的前提。因此，在《约翰王》中王权和国家这两条线被交织在了一起，而王权旧秩序的崩溃代表着国家独立发展的开始。%As one of Shakespeare's history plays,“King John” depicts the war between Britain and France,which is caused by King John’ s usurping of the throne. Arthur,being the heir to the throne,was tragically killed in the war. Through analyzing the character of Arthur,we can see that he does not only represent order in both law and religion,but also symbolizes the separation between the British monarchy and the French monarchy. The col-lapse of order and the separation between Britain and France paves the way for Britain to de-velop as an individual country.