ABSTRACT In the present essay, the focus is laid on literary allusions in The Book of Evidence, as I argue that the novel thematizes Freddie Montgomery’s consistent exploration of the ways in which he might endow the world around him with at least a transient order and meaning. It is as part of this quest that he repeatedly adverts to the view of life as a performance analogic to a theater play. I will further suggest that the allusions are specifically to Macbeth and the eponymous hero’s soliloquy in Act V when he learns of Lady Macbeth’s demise.

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“也许是舞台演员”：约翰·班维尔《证据书》中的舞台剧生活

摘要在本文中，重点放在《证据书》上的文学典故上，因为我认为这部小说使弗雷迪·蒙哥马利对他如何赋予他周围的世界至少一种短暂的秩序和意义的方式进行了持续的探索。 。作为这一追求的一部分，他反复地将生活视为戏剧表演的表演。我将进一步建议，该典故是专门针对麦克白和当他得知麦克白夫人去世时在第五幕中同名英雄的自白。