本文旨在探討沙士比亞在其早期的敘事詩露克麗絲的強暴中所吐露的悲劇
理念,湯馬斯賽蒙曾說,在該首詩中沙士比亞首次論及他的悲劇理論,更精
確的說,那只是賽蒙自己的悲劇理論,因為沙士比亞不似亞理斯多德把他的
悲劇理論筆諸於書,故以往每為批評家從本詩中所得到的沙翁悲劇觀都不
盡相同,傳統閱讀經驗中,僅只透過本首詩和沙翁四大悲劇表面的相似與戲
劇少的雷同,粗略檢視露克麗絲的強暴,筆者企圖借助女姓主義,形式主義,
及心理主義各自關懷的中點,將本詩視為包含有豐富沙翁悲劇主題及意像
的方式來閱讀本文共分為一篇序言及五篇章幅:序言總括的介紹各方學者
對本詩的評價,列舉本詩的幾種閱讀方式,及筆者對本主題研究所欲採取的
觀點與方法;首章試圖依據不同種類的衝途矛盾來探討呈現在露克麗絲中
的沙士比亞悲劇概念;第二章討論邪惡真實存在背後所隱藏的哲學意含,與
本詩中邪惡所具有的幾項特徵;第三章剖析男主角塔昆的內心,強調他具有
沙士比亞悲劇英雄所特有的分裂心智;第四章瞄繪露克麗絲所呈受的痛苦,
並探所在她非應得的苦難中和怎樣的一個世界秩序產生關聯;最後一章論
述女主角身為古羅馬人所必人採取悲劇死亡的行動為本詩畫下句點,同時
亦探討潛藏於露克麗絲心湖中激烈的女姓復仇願望

In this theis, I aim to delineate Shakespeare's concept of
tragedyrevealed in The Rape of Lucrece. R. T. Simone remarked
that in the poemShakespeare states for the first time his theory
of tragedy. To be exact,it isSimone's theory of tragedy because
Shakespeare has never written a theory of tragedy as Aristotle
has. So, the artist's tragic vision critics acquire fromthis
poem is not altogether in accordance with each other.
Traditionally, it is examined roughly by analyzing th external
resemblance or dramatic parallelsbetween Lucrece and his Great
Four. I intend to read the poem as a storebhouse of Shakespeare'
s tragic subjects and imagery with the assistance of feminist,
formalistic, and psychological concerns.My theis is composed of
an introduction and five chapters. The part of introduction sums
up scholarly evaluations and various readings as well asincludes
the perspective I would apply to this research on the topic.
InChapter One, I would like to scrutinize Shakespeare's concept
of tragedy in Lucrece in the light of different kinds of
conflicts. In Chapter Two, I will discuss philosophical
implications behind the existence of evil and severalfeatures of
evil. Chatper Three dissects the mental state of Tarquin. An
emphasis is put on his divided mind that characterizes
Shakespeare's tragic figures. The fourth chatper delineates the
suffering of Lucrece, the victim, and explores its significance
in relation to a world order. The last chapter will concentrate
on the pagan heroine's necessary action that ends up a
tragicdeath and explores the violent undercurrent of female
revenges.