论福斯塔夫的性格 [8]
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关键词:Falstaff’s characterComplicationRomanticismRealistic meaningsCauses福斯塔夫的性格复杂性浪漫性现实性成因
the first moment of our acquaintance with him, involved in circumstances of apparent dishonor; and we hear him familiarly called coward by his most intimate companions. We see Falstaff, on occasion of the robbery at Gads-Hill, in the very act of running away from the Prince and Poins, and we behold him, on another of more honorable obligation, in open day light, in battle, and acting in his profession as a Soldier, escaping from Douglas even out of the world as it were; pretending death, and deserting his very existence; and we find him on the former occasion, betrayed into those lies and boastful words, which are the usual concomitants of coward in military action, and pretenders to valor.
At last but not least, Falstaff is an excellent talker and also well versed. He expresses his ideas through his words and action. Falstaff presents many harsh, realistic ideas in the play. These ideas are balanced with his good nature. Falstaff is a lovable character and invokes deep emotions in the reader. Since Falstaff's views invokes thought in the reader. Through their contrast to the other noble's views, and since pain is used to balance his views, Falstaff invoked "thoughtful sadness" in the reader. This is an important quality in many literary works.
Ⅲ.The Results into Character of Falstaff
A. The Knight History and Social Background
The history of knight must be traced back the A.D 800, the kingdom Charlemagne unifies Western Europe, and he is called "great Roman emperor". 12 brave warriors are called "the God bodyguard". From that time there appeares a very special class-knight, they take the uniform for military obligation and serve as the condition to obtain kingdom or the big feudal lordseals, they also participate operations and suppresse the peasant uprising, so they have the highest position in the country. That is an initial form of the knight system. The knight is quite noble but the glory position, therefore the man wants to become the knight on condition that he comes from aristocratic family. At the same time, in order to study each kind of culture and the tactics, and to learn the decent manners all knights must accept all kinds of training when they are children. Until he is 21 year old the knight can be able to officially award the knight title. Obtaining knight status is a symbol that warrior enters the upper classes of society, this generally is hereditary. The birth of Falstaff is not casual. For one thing, at his time the knight system has been decayed and the humanism is in the embryonic stage, Falstaff represents the special class that be deemed to die, because he does not want to do anything for themselves and idle about, although the ideas of feudal system still has been rooted in people’ mind. For another thing, the Renaissance has been emerged at that time. During the period of the Renaissance, in order to pursue the happiness and freedom the human beings has started to throw off their shackles which has fixed them one generation after one generation. Falstaff is a typical example. Though he is a knight, he does not care about social regulation, and does do what he wants, all this reflects the happy and lovable climate. In addition, We should not forget the important point that the history of feudal society in Britain is short relatively, which existed only several thousand years, while the storm of the Renaissance come fiercely, we fell the more happiness and freedom from Falstaff. So the complex and contradict
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