These stories of evolution are a bit like Shakespearean dramas, where the one best able to carry out or to thwart poisonous schemes winds up becoming king.

这些进化的故事就像莎士比亚的戏剧一样，最擅长实现或者挫败阴谋的人最后会变成国王。

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Their dramas, King Oedipus, Ghosts and Thunderstorm are the model of this technique, and they can be regarded as the tr…

他们的剧作《俄狄浦斯王》、《群鬼》和《雷雨》堪称是这一手法的典范性作品，可看作中外戏剧文学历程中“追溯式”结构的三部曲。

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