马修·刘易斯《修道士》中安布罗斯的毁灭性欲望-英语语言文学专业毕业论文.docxVIP

II II Descriptive Abstract in Chinese 弹是安布罗斯自我毁灭的症结所在。因此，个人欲望的满足和一己幸福的追求，是有必 要在能够得到合情合理释放的情况下适度地与现实规范做出妥协，这于社会于个人都利 大于弊。 关键词：马修·刘易斯；《修道士》 ；欲望；人格；失衡的自我 Engli English Abstract III III Abstract The refined and profound psychological descriptions in The Monk (1796) accredit it from a popular novel in 18th century Britain into a classic gothic fiction in the world. In The Monk, the author Matthew Lewis (1775-1818) gives an insightful description of the whole process of Ambrosio’s downfall and his hidden, subtle and complicated psychological world, especially the psychological disturbance and changes in his crossroads. In The Monk, Ambrosio suffers the process of lacked desire, repressed and obedient desire, erupted desire and final perdition. The desire discussed in this thesis is refined to Ambrosio’s inherent secular needs as a normal human being and sensual desire as an adult male. As an abbot, Ambrosio’s native desire has long been suppressed. Thirty years of monastery life makes him not know the difference between man and woman; three decades of isolation forces him to be an indifferent and cruel person and tamped down the beautiful friendship and happy love, all of which become the potential factors that lead to his final downfall; For Ambrosio, the deeply rooted social regulations and religious rules have already overwhelmed him. After a mental struggle, he chooses to obey. He not only reconciles his freedom with social responsibilities but also reconciles his personal desire with religious beliefs; At last, the fierce struggle between Ambrosio’s inner desire and morality and humanity form his distorted personality. In order to satisfy his personal passion and evil pleasure, Ambrosio commits rape, incest, matricide and some unforgivable sins regardless of moral values and social norms, and even makes deal with Satan to meet his perdition. This thesis analyzes Ambrosio’s tragedy based on Freudian theory of personality, which consists mainly of id, ego, and superego