论《呼啸山庄》中的拜伦式英雄_英语论文

The Byronic Hero in Wuthering Heights

摘要

本文旨在论证在《呼啸山庄》中，男主人公希斯克利夫是一个典型的拜伦式英雄。“拜伦式英雄”源自拜伦作品中的某些主人公，这些人物形象都带有强烈的双重性格，具有激情、反抗、孤独、狂暴无情的心理特征。作为艾米莉·勃朗特作品中唯一的一部小说, 《呼啸山庄》中的主人公希斯克利夫被塑造成一个具有典型拜伦式英雄特征的人物。希斯克利夫是一个具有双重性格的人物，他的性格充斥着多样性和矛盾性，让人难以捉摸。他是一个性格孤独，对爱情极具热情，暴戾的社会反叛者。这些特点无不反映出他是一个典型的拜伦式英雄。本文分析了希斯克利夫身上所体现的拜伦式英雄式的性格特点，并从社会因素和家庭氛围两个方面探究了希斯克利夫作为拜伦式英雄所具备的性格特征形成的原因。

关键词：艾米莉·勃朗特；《呼啸山庄》；拜伦式英雄；希斯克利夫

Abstract 

This thesis is to argue that Heathcliff is a typical Byronic hero in Wuthering Heights. “Byronic hero” originates from the heroes in some works of George Gordon Byron. Those heroes mostly have a dual personality with passion, rebellious spirit, loneliness and merciless heart. As the only novel of Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights portrays Heathcliff as a man who exhibits typical traits of a Byronic hero. He has a dual personality. The character of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights is complicated and unpredictable. He is a social rebel and possesses the traits of lonely personality, passionate love and tyranny. All these characteristics indicate that he is a typical Byronic hero. This thesis analyzes the characteristics of Heathcliff that well match the features of a Byronic hero and further explores the social background and family atmosphere that facilitate the formation of Heathcliff’s characteristics. 

Key words：Emily Bronte; Wuthering Heights; Byronic hero; Heathcliff

Contents

Acknowledgments I

Abstract II

摘要 III

Introduction 1

1. Overview of Byronic Hero 3

    1.1 The Origin of Byronic Hero 3

    1.2 The Characteristics of Byronic Hero 4

2. Heathcliff as a Byronic Hero 6

    2.1 A Lonely Rebel 6

    2.2 Passionate Love 7

    2.3 Fatal Revenge 8

2.3.1 Revenge on Wuthering Heights 8

2.3.2 Revenge on Thrushcross Grange 9

2.3.3 Revenge on Innocent Animals 9

3. The Roots of Heathcliff’s Character 11

    3.1 The Social Factors 11

3.1.1 Inferior Social Status 11

3.1.2 Traditional Concept of Marriage 11

3.1.3 Oppression of the Christianity 12

    3.2 The Familial Oppression 12

Conclusion 14

References 15