著者

大西 章夫

出版者

湘南工科大学

雑誌

湘南工科大学紀要 (ISSN:09192549)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.28, no.1, pp.147-152, 1994-03-25

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King Lear has many versions of its text like many other plays written by William Shakespeare. Especially there are some differences between 'First Quarto' (Q_1) and 'First Folio' (F_1) that some Shakespeareans say they were considered as two separate plays in the dramatist's days. In this essay, I will examine the differences of images given to Cordelia's imagery between Q_1 and F_1. Cordelia in Q_1 is portrayed as a woman of independence with a strong personality. As a princess strictly separated from the world, she is too naive. Cordelia in F_1 is not only dignified but also tender-hearted, has no Pride and Rage, and is portrayed as a woman of patience like Job in the Old Testament, who was counted as a Christian hero in the Renaissance age.