Abstract:
Shahnameh as the poetic history of ancient Iranian، has fascinated many people. Study of its narrative elements and representational values allures a lot of researchers Because of its large bulk and technical aspects of narration. The narrative of Siyavash in shahnameh is the story of a legendary Persian prince from the earliest days of the Persian Empire who is a tragic victim of an intrigue- the treason of his stepmother (with whom he refused to have sex and betray his father). This article studies the function of intrigue as the key narrative element in the story of Siyavash. The research method is descriptive-analytical.
Machine summary:
The more we turn the pages of the Shahnameh and focus on the stories and the storytelling method within it, the more Ferdowsi's art in creating characters, plotting stories, dialogue, incident, conflict, etc.
Therefore, this writing aims to examine how this factor, from a storytelling perspective, affects the course of the story of Siyavash in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh by looking at the element of intrigue.
However, the main conflict of the story occurs among a few primary characters: Siyavash, Sudabeh, Garsivaz, Kavus, and Afrasiyab, while other characters play their roles in companionship with the main characters; in line with the research objective, this writing focuses only on the function of the main characters.
In fact, Sudabeh and Garsivaz, as individuals who represent the opposing pole to the main character of the story, Siyavash, resort to conspiracy and intrigue in an attempt to achieve their own desires.
By placing the major initial part of the Shahnameh narrative as an introduction and prelude to the start of the story, the first major knot of the story takes shape with Sudabeh's expression of love for Siyavash, which causes the first three conspiracies formed by Sudabeh to attempt to obtain Siyavash.
The findings of this research also show that, from the perspective of storytelling principles, the main conflict of characters in a story lies in the confrontation with knots and twists that arise during the upward progression of the story.
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