A Study Of Gothic Elements In Shelley’s Play Of The Cenci

Percy Bisch Shelley is a famous British romantic poet,because of his ideas embodied in the Enlightenment,by Lu Xun highly respected,the poems are mostly familiar to people.And the other poetic works on Shelley,but rarely concerned about,especially its creation of the five-act drama The Cenci.The number of foreign related studies is small,and mainly concentrated in individual areas.Most of the domestic system research is focused on Shelley’s thought research and political tendency to explore,on the The Cenci research is slightly lacking.In fact,many of the literary qualities of the The Cenci have a certain academic value and can provide an inexhaustible entry point for further research.The play reflects a large number of Gothic elements,showing the Gothic literary tendency of the drama,but whether it belongs to the Gothic literature category,yet to be studied.In addition,if the poem " The Cenci " belongs to the category of Gothic literature,then why the Gothic literature in the form of drama? And in the form of the impact of Gothic literature will be how the unique effect? These are the issues to be solved in this article.In order to solve the above problems,this paper will discuss whether The Cenci Gothic genre with the scope of analysis of Gothic features embodied in the text,these features around the discussion of the social situation and the contradiction of the complex of britain.Then discuss in the form of drama The Cenci,compared with the traditional Gothic literature outstanding artistic features and the artistic characteristics of what is shown political ideas and emotional tendencies drama.This thesis consists of five parts: the first part is the introduction first reviews the research status of drama and The Cenci Gothic literature research theory,and further cause problems,if from the perspective of drama,The Cenci will have what different effects;secondly,it briefly introduces Shelley’s life experience,and the later formation of utopian socialism and atheism thought origin;after of the Gothic novel features were summarized.The first chapter from the theme of the plot and character set and setting of use and traditional classic Gothic novel contrast of technique,reflected in all aspects of the analysis The Cenci Gothic elements in.First of all,setting from the two aspects of closed space and dynamic weather environment terror atmosphere,and then the author use the set position and usurp the incest,attacking the Rome Catholic Church theme plot,describe the heroine’s weak personality is not independent,the villain and desire publicity unhappy marriage status etc..At the same time,The Cenci Gothic literature category,which reflects the social background of the British middle class and the feudal aristocracy and bourgeoisie challenge and compromise.The second chapter is on The Cenci in artistic features are summarized.Analyzes from the unique presentation in drama drama and Gothic elements,combining Gothic literature and drama in the inquiry form will show how artistic features.First,in the narrative,idioms and the Gothic novel narrative,to increase the role of narrator narrative function to bear drama story more complete unique shaping method,using The Cenci related personality and story.Secondly,in the scene to create,the author uses "Light drama" and " Secret drama" cross presentation technique,focuses on the situation and make full play of the Gothic novel has the characteristics and realistic.Finally,on the conflict settings,the use of human and human,human and social forms of conflict,highlighting the strength of self-consciousness and the personal choice of the important role of tragedy.The third chapter analyzes the social background of the British constitution at the time of turmoil and the complicated social class,from the author’s experience of ideological tendency to explore the utopian socialist political stance and atheism of Shelley himself.At the same time reveals that the structure of the whole script meticulous profound show Shelley of serious thought was the dark society,with Gothic drama is expressed in the form of personal social ideals and political orientation is also the innovation of Shelley.The last part is conclusion.The first is about the conclusion made a brief summary,after the full text of the Gothic novel and The Cenci analysis,first affirmed the drama belongs to the Gothic genre,and sums up the influence in the form of drama,unique presentation of Gothic elements.Secondly,for the Gothic elements drama studies,analyzes from three aspects of the text,the audience and the stage of limitations,to explore the possibility of the development of Gothic elements of drama today at this time.