Abstract

Korean tv dramas such as myenlijensengsidaea and gold sinbu have generally the structure of double relation by marriage in other words, the structure of two fold marriage. The korean saga novels, long novels of korean old works, for instance, Pujangyangmumyelhyolok, Changnanhoyeonlok, Yuiyangmunlok have such structure. Two fold marriage was accepted positively in Korean saga novels, on the other hand improperly in Korean tv dramas. Two fold marriage was considered as taboo In Korean tv dramas. With such narrative strategy character's psychological conflicts were handled in tense atmosphere The various combinations of many couples are evolved on the base of the structure of double relation by marriage ln Korean tv drama such as myenlijensengsidaea and gold sinbu. In myenlijensengsidaea three couples in first generation and two couples in second generation showed the conflicts between man and wife, and so between a woman and woman ’s mother-in-law variously. In gold sinbu one couple in first generation and four couples in second generation showed various stories. These various couples' stories were seen in Korean saga novels. Finally those narrative strategy tended toward theme such as the progress of a good stock family in Korean tv dramas, and tended toward the recovery and restoration between the members of a family in Korean tv dramas. In other words, two tv dramas' theme is the recovery and restoration between the members of a family. And this theme is subdivide into the individual two works. The theme is subdivided and itemized into the pure and genuine love rather than economical and frugal condition in myenlijensengsidaea. Going a step farther from that point, the theme is subdivided and itemized into overcoming a prejudice against a person of mixed Korean and Vietnamese parentage, overcoming a prejudice against East Asian woman, and the subdivided theme heads toward humanity of East Asia. In short, there is similarity between korean saga novel and tv drama. The structure of double relation by marriage and of developing various couples' stories is penetrated between Korean tv drama and korean saga novels. This structure of double relation by marriage is one fundamental and basic structure of many structures in korean narrative, korean culture. The two tv dramas such as myenlijensengsidaea and gold sinbu that were succeeded from the korean saga novels in the point of the structure of double relation by marriage are rated as the high and successful dramas that stired up interest and created themes.