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'우체국(The Post Office)'은 라빈드라나트 타고르가 1912년에 발표한 2막으로 구성된 희곡입니다. 원제는 벵골어로 '다크가르(Dak Ghar)'입니다.

주요 특징:

1. 줄거리: 불치병에 걸린 소년 아말이 집에 갇혀 있으면서 창밖 세상을 동경하고 상상하는 이야기를 다룹니다.
2. 상징성: 우체국은 더 넓은 세계와의 연결, 희망, 자유를 상징합니다.
3. 주제: 삶과 죽음, 현실과 상상, 속박과 자유 등의 주제를 탐구합니다.
4. 캐릭터: 주인공 아말을 통해 순수함, 호기심, 상상력의 중요성을 강조합니다.
5. 철학적 메시지: 물리적 한계를 넘어서는 정신의 자유와 상상력의 힘을 보여줍니다.
6. 보편성: 단순한 이야기 속에 깊은 철학적, 영적 의미를 담아 세계적 공감을 얻었습니다.

이 작품은 타고르의 인도적 휴머니즘과 영적 통찰력을 잘 보여주며, 생의 의미와 죽음에 대한 깊은 성찰을 담고 있어 세계 문학의 고전으로 인정받고 있습니다.


'The Post Office' is a two-act play by Rabindranath Tagore published in 1912. The original title is 'Dak Ghar' in Bengali.

Key Features:

1. Plot: It tells the story of Amal, a boy with an incurable disease who is confined to his home and yearns and imagines the world outside his window.
2. Symbolism: The post office symbolizes connection with the wider world, hope, and freedom.
3. Theme: It explores themes such as life and death, reality and imagination, bondage and freedom.
4. Character: It emphasizes the importance of innocence, curiosity, and imagination through the main character Amal.
5. Philosophical Message: It shows the freedom of the mind and the power of imagination that transcends physical limitations.
6. Universality: It has gained global sympathy by containing deep philosophical and spiritual meaning in a simple story.

This work is recognized as a classic of world literature as it clearly demonstrates Tagore's humanitarianism and spiritual insight and contains deep reflections on the meaning of life and death.

Summary
[Madhav's House]
Madhav. What a state I am in! Before he came, nothing mattered; I felt so free. But now that he has come, goodness knows from where, my heart is filled with his dear self, and my home will be no home to me when he leaves. Doctor, do you think he?

Physician. If there's life in his fate, then he will live long. But what the medical scriptures say, it seems?

Madhav. Great heavens, what?

Physician. The scriptures have it: "Bile or palsey, cold or gout spring all alike."

Madhav. Oh, get along, don't fling your scriptures at me; you only make me more anxious; tell me what I can do.

Physician [Taking snuff] The patient needs the most scrupulous care.

Madhav. That's true; but tell me how.

Contents
ACT I.
ACT II.