- Tytuł:
- “All is true that is mistrusted”: a pragmatic study of jealousy in William Shakespeare’s Othello and The winter’s tale
- Autorzy:
- Kizelbach, U.
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/577181.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2013
- Wydawca:
- Polska Akademia Nauk. Czytelnia Czasopism PAN
- Opis:
- False or “mad” jealousy is the central theme in William Shakespeare’s Othello and The Winter’s Tale. Both Othello and Leontes, the protagonists of the plays, seem to have great diffi culties distinguishing between the surface of things (or what they see) and the truth. Both can be classified as tragic figures as they both commit an error of judgment – due to a flaw in their nature (be it self-love or suspiciousness) they misjudge a key situation and are easily led astray. In fact, dramatic irony, which is evidently present in the plays, can be exemplified by a pragmatic analysis of these two texts. It is interesting to observe that both characters are focused on saving face in front of others, not only to avoid criticism by the society (Leontes) but also to be each able to cope with their wife’s supposed betrayal (Othello). Pragmatics helps establish the causes of the characters’ tragedy: Othello’s false jealousy is conceived by Iago’s infelicitous speech acts and develops only because Othello is unable to grasp Iago’s real intention in communication. On the other hand, Leontes in his obsession is looking for hidden meanings in things just to prove that he is right; his verbal behaviour abounds in examples of self-deceit. The aim of this article is to define jealousy in pragmatic terms, using the speech act theory, felicity conditions, conceptual metaphor, and face.
- Źródło:
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Linguistica Silesiana; 2013, 34
0208-4228 - Pojawia się w:
- Linguistica Silesiana
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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