Creating Infidelity and Jealousy from Nothing: Iago's Rhetoric in Othello, 3.3.29-261　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Yayoi Miyashita
Bulletin of the Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences, Hokkaido University, 165, 83, 106, Dec. 2021, [Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author]
English, Research institution

Fabrication of Infidelity: Iago's Rhetoric in Act 3 Scene 3
Yayoi Miyashita
English Usage and Style, 38, 38, 87, 105, The Japan Society of English Usage and Style, Jun. 2021, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
Japanese, Scientific journal,

In the course of Iago's seduction of Othello, he never proclaims explicitly that Desdemona has sexual relationships with Cassio. He, however, gives Othello clues, and makes him think himself. In the first half of his "poisoning," his clues are basically linguistic, and in the second half, his clues are "generally-accepted" ideas and the situations in which Othello is placed. During the whole procedure, the audience is always aware of Iago's black intention to ensnare Othello and Othello's restricted scope of understanding. The audience sees Iago who proceeds his machinations totally as he intends without damaging Othello's trust to him, and it also sees Othello who is entrapped to destruction, not knowing Iago's true nature. Thus, while the audience's sympathy to Othello is controlled, it also appreciates Iago's malignant nature in his extremely efficient command of language.

The Way to the Final Revenge: The Deepening Murderous Intentions of Hamlet and Claudius
MIYASHITA Yayoi
Bulletin of the Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University, 153, 23, 49, 北海道大学文学研究科, Nov. 2017, [Lead author, Corresponding author]
Japanese, Scientific journal

ハーマイオニの蘇り　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下 弥生
日本英文学会第89回大会Proceedings, 125, 125, Sep. 2017, [Lead author, Corresponding author]
Japanese, Symposium

Hamlet vs Claudius: A Structural Analysis of Hamlet’s “Tardiness”
MIYASHITA Yayoi
The Annual Report on Cultural Science, Hokkaido Univ., 141, 35, 79, 北海道大学大学院文学研究科, Nov. 2013, [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal, In this essay, I propose a paradigm which will explain Hamlet’s “tardiness” by analysing the conflict between Hamlet and Claudius. Revenge involves an inherent contradiction: to exact revenge prompted by a murder, one also must commit another murder. On the other hand, the play begins with the infected state of Denmark, aiming for its purgation, and the process should exclude the vicious nature of a murder. Thus, Hamlet must pursue revenge in this restricted circumstance. In the course of the play, the intention of Hamlet and Claudius to kill each other, and their fear of being killed, grows greater and more serious as the plot develops. T o examine the process, which gradually increases in gravity, gives a possible explanation for Hamlet’s “tardiness”.

Maria’s Letter and the Gulling of Malvolio: A Strategy to Create Laughter
MIYASHITA Yayoi
Studies in English. The regional branches combined issue, 4, 4, 37, 47, The English Society of Japan, Jan. 2012, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal, Shakespearean drama is composed mainly of the speeches of the characters and a small number of stage directions. But there runs a deeper stream of dramatic design underneath the apparent reflection of the characters' intentions, which gives his plays a meaningful substance. In this small essay, I shall examine how dramatic design works in Shakespeare's plays — in spite of the characters' intentions — through the handy, but very illustrative, example of Maria's letter and Malvolio's reaction to it. The gulling of Malvolio is one of the most exquisite coups de thèâtre in Shakespeare's plays, and has been a source of attraction for both actors and audience. It has rarely been noticed, however, that there is embedded in Maria's letter and Malvolio's reaction to it a very cunning system which engenders the audience's laughter. The aim of this essay is to lay bare this calculated system which is obscured by the forward movement of the scene.

Interweaving the Love Plot and the Reunion Plot in Twelfth Night
MIYASHITA Yayoi
The Annual Report on Cultural Science, Hokkaido Univ., 131, 41, 72, Jul. 2010, [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal, There has been an argument about the strangeness of the denouement of Twelfth Night: the reunion of the twins is, for many people, much more moving than the coupling of the lovers, although the latter is the main theme of the play and should be properly focused at the finale. It seems to me that this problem of focus occurs from the change Shakespeare had made to the main source of the play, Barnaby Riche’s ‘Of Apolonius and Silla.’ In Twelfth Night, although the situations of Orsino and Olivia are presented beforehand in 1.1, the shipwreck and the separation of the twins is the crucial incident from which all the factors in the play begin to move towards the solution at the denouement. The shipwreck, which separates the twins, also opens the way to make the love triangle of Orsino, Olivia, and Viola, and this opening setting has a fundamental influence to the play’s whole structure and the intensity at the finale. In this essay I analyse how the two separate themes, the reunion of the twins and the pairing of the lovers, are interwoven in one single work in order to produce a tremendous effect at the finale.

彫像の場に向けて―『冬物語』における罪から和解への計算
宮下弥生
文学研究は何のため, 49, 73, Mar. 2008, [Invited], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
Japanese, In book

Authorial Design in The Winter’s Tale: Evaluation of the Statue Scene from a Narrative Point of View
MIYASHITA Yayoi
The Annual Report on Cultural Science, Hokkaido Univ., 122, 59, 96, Hokkaido University, Jul. 2007, [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal

Gower, the Chorus, as a Fictional Character in Pericles
MIYASHITA Yayoi
The Annual Report on Cultural Science, Hokkaido Univ., 117, 89, 108, Nov. 2005, [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal

An Application of a Narrative Theory to Romeo and Juliet: Orientation and Manipulation of the Audience's Sympathy
MIYASHITA Yayoi
The Annual Report on Cultural Science, Hokkaido, Univ., 114, 114, 115, 136, Hokkaido University, Nov. 2004, [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal

PericlesにおけるChorus, Gowerの働き
宮下弥生
『北海道大学文学研究科紀要』, 第110号, 113, 128, Jul. 2003, [Lead author, Corresponding author]
Japanese, Scientific journal

"Juliet's Acquisition of Independence and Patriarchy in Romeo and Juliet"
MIYASHITA Yayoi
The Annual Report on Cultural Science, Hokkaido Univ., 106, 35, 48, 北海道大学文学研究科= The Faculty of Letters, Hokkaido University, Jan. 2002, [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal

Isabella's Sanctity and Sexuality in Measure for Measure: Historical and Textual Approaches
Tokizaki Yayoi, MIYASHITA Yayoi
The Annual Report on Cultural Science, Hokkaido Univ., 47, 47-2, 99, 124, 北海道大學文學部 = The Faculty of Letters, Hokkaido University, Oct. 1998, [Lead author, Corresponding author]
English, Scientific journal

マンスフィールド「幸福」の結末について　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下弥生
『近代英文学への招待─形而上派からモダニズムへ』<本田錦一郎編著>北星堂書店, 217, 32, Sep. 1998, [Invited], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
Japanese, In book

内面からの心理描写－マンスフィールドを例に
宮下弥生
『北海道大学文学部紀要』, 46, 1, 63, 84, Sep. 1997, [Lead author, Corresponding author]
Japanese, Scientific journal

F.K.Stanzel's Contribution to Narrative Theory : Its Application to K.Mansfield's "The Garden Party"
宮下弥生
The Annual report on cultural science, 第43-3号, 3, 75, 95, 北海道大學文學部 = The Faculty of Letters, Hokkaido University, Mar. 1995, [Lead author, Corresponding author]
Japanese, Scientific journal

クリセイデの心変わりと語り手の弁護　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下 弥生
『主題と方法—イギリスとアメリカの文学を読む』〈平善介編], 3, 15, Feb. 1994, [Invited], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
Japanese, In book

"The Prologue to The Legend of Good Women" におけるdream visionと語りの方法
宮下 弥生
北海道英語英文学, 36, 1, 12, 日本英文学会北海道支部, Jun. 1991, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
Japanese, Scientific journal

Troilus and Criseydeのending に関して
宮下 弥生
北海道英語英文学, 33, 1, 12, 日本英文学会北海道支部, Jun. 1988, [Peer-reviewed], [Lead author, Corresponding author]
Japanese, Scientific journal

The Function of Chorus, Gower, in Pericles
Miyashita Yayoi, The annual report on cultural science, 110, 左113, 左128, 31 Jul. 2003
Hokkaido University, Japanese

恋する人間 : 人文学からのアプローチ
鈴木, 幸人, 阿部, 嘉昭, 宮下, 弥生, 松嶌, 明男, 川口, 暁弘, La Fay, Michelle, 樽本, 英樹, 瀧本, 彩加, 近藤, 智彦, 「ロミオ、この眠り薬、あなたのために飲みます」ー追い詰められるジュリエット、操作される私たちの心
北海道大学出版会, Jun. 2018, 9784832934023, ix, 279p, Japanese, [Joint work]

文学研究は何のため : 英米文学試論集
長尾, 輝彦, 五十嵐, 博久, 宮下, 弥生, 佐々木, 和貴, 松崎, 慎也, 宮澤, 美惠子, 池田, 裕子, 及川, 陽子, 森岡, 伸, 滝口, 智子, 十枝内, 康隆, 鎌田, 禎子, 久保, 拓也, 熊谷, 由美子, 藤田, 佳也, 菅原, 美穂子, 松井, 美穂, 新関, 芳生, 山下, 興作, 板倉, 宏予, 西, 真木子, 沢辺, 裕子, 和氣, 久明, 彫像の場に向けてー『冬物語』における罪から和解への計算
北海道大学出版会, Mar. 2008, 9784832966932, viii, 416p, Japanese, [Joint work]

近代英文学への招待 : 形而上派からモダニズムへ
本田, 錦一郎, 池内, 靜司, 加藤, 芳子, 狐野, 利久, 滝口, 智子, 高松, 雄一, 時崎, 弥生, 長尾, 輝彦, 野口, 忠男, 橋本, 尚江, 橋本, 雄一, 福浦, 徳孝, 藤田, 佳也, 松崎, 慎也, 宮町, 誠一, 横川, 雄二, マンスフィールド「幸福」の結末について
北星堂書店, Sep. 1998, 4590010658, vii, 313p, Japanese, [Joint work]

主題と方法 : イギリスとアメリカの文学を読む
平, 善介, 時崎, 弥生, 佐々木, 和貴, 水野, 政勝, 本堂, 知彦, 亀廼井, 茂勝, 森泉, 弘次, 丸川, 桂子, 吉川, 弘一, 西川, 克之, 木村, 信一, 嶋, 茂幸, 滝口, 智子, 三村, 明, 森岡, 伸, 宮下, 雅年, 石堂, 哲也, 土永, 孝, 谷詰, 則子, 川上, 武志, 石田, 洋至, 簗田, 憲之, 伊藤, 章, 野坂, 政司, クリセイデの心変わりと語り手の弁護
北海道大学図書刊行会, Feb. 1994, 4832956019, vi, 352p, Japanese, [Joint work]

不義の捏造：3.3.29-261におけるIagoの言語表現　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下弥生
日本英語表現学会第49回全国大会（オンライン、同時配信）, 05 Dec. 2020, Japanese, Oral presentation

Hermioneの蘇り−Leontesの精神世界を描く　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下 弥生
日本英文学会北海道支部第61回大会, 29 Oct. 2016, Japanese, Nominated symposium
[Invited], [Domestic Conference]

ハムレット対クローディアス−二人の意図の交錯　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下弥生
日本英文学会北海道支部第54回大会シンポジアム, 04 Oct. 2009, Japanese, Nominated symposium
[Invited]

『十二夜』における恋愛と再会のテーマの融合　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下弥生
日本英文学会北海道支部第52回大会, 06 Oct. 2007, Japanese, Oral presentation

彫像の場に向けて−『冬物語』における罪から和解への計算　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下弥生
日本英文学会北海道支部第50回大会, Oct. 2005, Japanese, Oral presentation

Romeo and Julietにおける作者的存在の操作　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下弥生
日本英文学会北海道支部第48回大会, Oct. 2003, Japanese, Nominated symposium
[Invited]

ロマンス劇PericlesにおけるChorus, Gowerの働き　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下弥生
日本英文学会第74回全国大会, May 2002, Japanese, Oral presentation

PericlesにおけるChorus, Gowerの働き　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下弥生
日本英文学会北海道支部第46回大会, Oct. 2001, Japanese, Oral presentation

Julietの自立と家父長制の批判　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下弥生
日本シェイクスピア協会 第39回シェイクスピア学会, Oct. 2000, Japanese, Oral presentation

心理描写の方法—マンスフィールドを例に　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下弥生
英詩の会第10回研究会, Apr. 1997, Japanese, Oral presentation

F. K. Stanzelの語りの理論—K. Mansfield作 "The Garden Party"を例に　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下弥生
日本英文学会北海道支部第39回大会, Oct. 1994, Japanese, Nominated symposium
[Invited]

"The Prologue to The Legend of Good Women" におけるdream visionと語りの方法　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下弥生
日本英文学会第62回全国大会, May 1990, Japanese, Oral presentation

夢の中のChaucer像—"The Prologue to The Legend of Good Women"　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下弥生
日本英文学会北海道支部第34回大会, Sep. 1989, Japanese, Oral presentation

チョーサー作『トロイラスとクリセイデ』のending に関して　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
宮下弥生
日本英文学会北海道支部第32回大会, Oct. 1987, Japanese, Oral presentation

Heroines in The Winter's Tale by W. Shakespeare　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Yayoi Miyashita
北海道女性協会 えるのす連続講座, 24 Oct. 2023, Public discourse
1900, [Invited]

Shakespeare劇　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
1995
Competitive research funding

Shakespeare, Narrative Theory　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
1995
Competitive research funding

中世英文学　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
1985
Competitive research funding

Medieval English Literature　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
1985
Competitive research funding

シェイクスピア作『冬物語』のヒロインたち　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
24 Oct. 2023
Lecturer
Lecture
公益財団法人 北海道女性協会
女性大学エルノス連続講座

「ロミオ、この眠り薬、あなたのために飲みます」ー追い詰められるジュリエット、操作される私たちの心　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
14 Jun. 2017
Lecturer
Lecture
北海道大学文学研究科・文学部
公開講座「恋する人間」

シェイクスピア劇の仕掛け：「十二夜」の２人の女性　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Sep. 2010
Myself
北海道新聞
[Paper]