In the works of the famous British dramatist Shakespeare, there was a work called "Cardenio", but the work was eventually lost, and as for the reasons for its loss, it is said that there are three points. What's going on here? If you want to know, let Xiaobian reveal the secret for you:
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Drama is an important product of the development of human culture, and as a literary and artistic work that cleanses the human soul with a storyline, it is undoubtedly not one of the greatest art forms. Compared with China's splendid theatrical text forms, Western drama also has a shining point, and in the theater industry, the most famous writer is Shakespeare.
Shakespeare's full name is William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, died on April 23, 1616, the English Chinese community often respected him as Shakespeare, he is the most outstanding dramatist in the history of English literature, one of the most important and great writers of the European Renaissance, but also the collection of humanistic literature at that time, and one of the most outstanding writers in the world. His works are also vast, including Henry VI, Richard III, The Taming of the Taming, Hamlet and so on. Shakespeare literature is an epoch-making master, which is why later generations of scholars will spend a lot of experience studying Shakespeare's literary works, and even shakespeare.
Most of Shakespeare's plays end in tragedies, such as the famous four major tragedies "Othello", "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", however, as a prolific playwright, There are still many excellent works in Shakespeare's plays, in addition to the recorded repertoire, there are some other theatrical repertoire that are not recorded, or even in a state of loss. For Shakespeare's lost repertoire, Shakespeare researchers have been trying to find some special clues in decades of research.
According to the literature of the time, the writer Shakespeare collaborated with others to start a theater company called the King's Theatre Company, and devoted himself to creating plays for it. In 1613, the theater officially staged a play called Cardenio, and in the second half of the same year they performed again for the ambassadors of the Duke of Chavis. Forty years later, in September 1653, a publisher in London registered a version of the play called The History of Cardenio, which, according to historical documents, was written by Fletcher and Shakespeare, who co-authored the play.
According to the research of Shakespearean researchers, the lost "Cardenio" repertoire work may be the sequel to the play "The Futility of Love", and its content plot is also very twisted and bizarre. The play tells of a husband with a very heavy heart, who is always worried that his wife will betray him, so he is worried all day. In order to be able to see his wife's face completely, he bought his friend and let him seduce his wife, which eventually led to an irreparable tragedy, three people killing each other, and finally leading to the death of all. At this time, a question arises, as an important work of Shakespeare, why did Cardenio be lost? In fact, there are three reasons:
The first reason may be that the plot of "Cardenio" itself is too old-fashioned, because in the repertoire at that time, this kind of husband looking for someone to seduce his wife was not new, resulting in aesthetic fatigue among the audience.
The second reason is that the repertoire itself is too bloody, resulting in great rejection. Most of Shakespeare's works are full of bloody and violent text descriptions, and even in order to stimulate the reader's senses, his descriptions are often unabashed, which makes people feel uneasy in their hearts, and over time, the audience will inevitably have a heart of rejection.
The third reason is that the plot described in "Cardenio" is too real, and even directly exposes the darkest side of human beings, so that the audience unconsciously resonates, so that there is an unbearable emotion from the psychology, and the sense of self-confidence will arise spontaneously, so the way to alleviate the emotion is to deliberately avoid watching the play, or even directly destroy it.
Speaking of this, we are also sure that since "Cardenio" exists, it will always leave traces, whether it is words or clues passed on by word of mouth, and I believe that after the study of Sha Xue, it will be able to find it again, so that we can see the style of this lost drama.
References: Shakespeare, by Li Weihao, published by Shanghai Publishing House
Wen xiucai, editor-in-chief of Wenlan Hairun Studio, written by: Special history writer: Changshan Zhao Zi worm