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​18.无意的禁断之爱Involuntary crimes of love

描述

要素

·钦慕者The Lover

·被钦慕者The Beloved

·揭示者The Revealer

概要

钦慕者和被钦慕者表现出某些亲密行为，却被（揭示者）发现被钦慕者是钦慕者的至亲亲属。

The Lover performs acts of love with the Beloved, only to find (via the Revealer) that the Beloved is a close relative.

变体

A

发现某人与自己的母亲结婚。Discovery that one has married one's mother

发现某人将自己的兄弟姐妹当做情人。Discovery that one has a sibling as a lover

B

发现某人与自己的兄弟姐妹结婚。Discovery that one has married one's sibling

发现某人在第三者的阴谋陷害之下，与自己的兄弟姐妹结婚。Discovery that one has married one's sibling, in which the crime has been villainously planned by a third person

在无意中将兄弟姐妹当做情人对待。Being on the point of taking a sibling, unknowingly, as a lover

C

在不知不觉中侵犯了子女。Being upon the point of violating, unknowingly, a child

D

在无意中与某人通奸。Being upon the point of committing an adultery unknowingly

两人在无意中通奸。Adultery committed unknowingly

论述

禁断之爱，是以最令社会震惊的方式，打破社会反对乱伦关系的坚定法则。当然，乱伦而生的孩子，极易受到遗传上的伤害，因此这样的关系在所有文化中都被强力禁止。

然而，当这种行为源自意外时，令人困惑的矛盾将会随后呈现在观众们面前。他们一面厌恶着罪行，但同时又同情将饱受内心矛盾煎熬的情人。作为结果的强烈感情窘境将牵动观众们的心弦，并为故事增添强力要素。

“无意的禁断之爱”是乔治·波尔蒂的三十六种戏剧情境中的第十八种。