bluebeard- 第5部分

Whether　Wagner　followed　the　Italian　school　in　this　case　in　sarcasm；　or
because　he　believed　it　was　fitting；　considering　the　subject；　can　never　be
known　（though　we　remember　that　he　was　at　one　time　a　great　admirer　of
Bellini）；　but　the　result　is　a　melodious　and　restful　ending　to　a　tragedy
which；　were　it　carried　to　the　end　in　unbroken　gloom；　mystery；　and　carnage；
would　be　too　terrible　and　too　vast　for　human　endurance　and　human
comprehension。　Yet　let　us　be　just！　The　libretto　is　full　of　barbaric
brutalities；　it　is　replete　with　blood　and　carnage；　but；　although　Bluebeard
was　emphatically　not　a　nice　person；　and　his　vices　cannot　be　condoned；　and
although　Fatima　was　wrong　in　marrying　for　an　establishment　and　most
culpable　in　yielding　to　her　curiosity；　still；　virtue　triumphs　in　the　end。
The　story；　as　a　whole；　is　fairly　murmurous　with　morality；　sending　young　men
and　women　to　their　homes　impressed　with　the　risks　and　snares　involved　in
bigamy　and　polygamy；　and　giving　them　an　added　sense　of　the　security　and
gravity　of　the　marriage　tie　when　sparingly　used。







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