Contingency or Inevitability:A Spatial Reading of Tragical Causes in The Black Prince
Previous researchers believe that the tragedy of The Black Prince's protagonist Bradley is caused by a series of contingencies.However,after analyzing the tragic ending of Bradley by using the 20th century spatial aesthetics and philosophy,we find that the tragic ending is to some extent caused by contingencies,but more importantly,it has inevitable factors.From the accidental construction and inevitable disillusionment of the"house"image,we can see that neither the old London house nor the"Patara"provides Bradley with a real physical and mental shelter,which indirectly leads to the tragic ending of Bradley.Bradley's spiritual space reproduces the generative process of rhizome-like thinking and forms a"line of flight",the accidental generation and inevitable failure of"flight"become the direct cause of his tragic ending.Besides,there are two"others"in Bradley's social space,whose accidental alienation and inevitable struggle become the radical cause of Bradley's imprisonment.Thus,the tragedy of Bradley not only reveals his destiny,but also displays the struggle between the individual and space,which reflects the existential philosophical thinking of Murdoch.
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