Shakespeare’s Brave Women and Brave World--A Topological Study of His Juliet,Portia and Cordelia  

作　　者：LI Xin-mei 

机构地区：[1]College of International Studies,Southwest University,Chongqing,China [2]Department of Foreign Languages,West Yunnan University,Lincang,Yunnan,China

出　　处：《Journal of Literature and Art Studies》2023年第4期225-236,共12页文学与艺术研究（英文版）

摘　　要：Juliet,Portia and Cordelia are three heroines in plays of King Lear,Romeo and Juliet and The Merchant of Venice written by Shakespeare.Although they are endowed with various personalities,the three women have all shown a brave trait in their character,which makes them become the representatives of brave women.Deformation and equivalence are two important terms used to describe the deduction of topological spaces.From a topological perspective,the thesis purports to study and interpret the distinctive and vivid artistic images of Juliet,Portia and Cordelia,finding that their diverse artistic images and similar bravery are in response to the transformation and equivalence in literary metaphorical topological spaces.It helps to explain the reason why Shakespeare had created so many colorful female images.In this sense,this paper provides a new point of view and a new mechanism to interpret Shakespeare’s plays.

关 键 词：SHAKESPEARE brave women topology CHARACTER deformation EQUIVALENCE 

分 类 号：O15[理学—数学]