英国的戏剧传统源远流长,名家辈出,到了当代仍然不乏一大批出色的作家,比如哈罗德·品特、汤姆·斯托帕、卡萝尔·邱吉尔等等。在他们的剧作中,常常会涉及到个人意志与其外在威胁这一主题。其中品特剧中提到的“组织”颇具代表性,其可能的对体制与权利机构的影射,也颇具普遍性。其他作家剧作中涉及的对个体意志的外在威胁,无论是来自权力当局,还是医院或是学校,无论是对个人意志受损的抽象描写,还是具体 The British drama tradition has a long tradition and many famous artists come to the fore. There are still a large number of outstanding writers in the contemporary era, such as Harold Pinter, Tom Stapart, Carol Churchill and many others. In their plays, it is often the subject of personal will and its external threats. The “organization” mentioned in the Pinot Noir is quite representative, and its possible implication on institutions and rights institutions is quite universal. The external threats to the will of the individual involved in the other writer’s plays, whether from the authorities or hospitals or schools, are abstract descriptions of the personal will,