il Giardino Romantico

If you come to Stratford-upon-Avon, this place is almost as unavoidable as a lot of the other places in this town.  The statues in the following pictures are located in Bancroft Gardens, by the river Avon.  Collectively, they are called the Gower Memorial.  These life-size statues of Shakespearean characters come from Hamlet, Henry IV, Henry V, and Macbeth.  Each statue represents a different theme of Shakespearean plays.

來到Stratford-upon-Avon，很難不去注意到下列這些照片中的莎劇雕像。這些位於Avon河邊的Bancroft Gardens中的雕像，集體稱為Gower Memorial。特色就是有四座真實比例的莎翁劇中的人物雕像。這四座雕像分別出自於：哈姆雷特、亨利四世、亨利五世以及馬克白。而每一座雕像象徵的意義也不同。


The prince of melancholy - Hamlet.  He represents philosophy.
憂鬱王子，哈姆雷特。象徵的是哲學。

 
She'll do anything for her husband, including murder - Lady Macbeth.  She represents tragedy.
愛夫至上的馬克白夫人。象徵的是悲劇。

The royal court jester - Falstaff, represents comedy.
滑稽的Falstaff。象徵的是喜劇。


Young Prince Hal, the soon-to-be Henry V, represents history.
年輕的Hal王子，未來的亨利五世。象徵的是歷史。


These statues were erected in 1888.
雕像設立於1888年。






Inevitably, the poet of all ages himself.
當然也少不了文豪本身。

天仙念：原本想簡短介紹每齣劇本，又怕文字太多大家沒耐心看。有興趣了解的再跟天仙說好了。天仙在留言回覆中再跟有興趣的朋友解說。