제주도 신화에 나타난 악인형 여성 캐릭터의 이미지 연구 - <문전본풀이>와 <차사본풀이>를 중심으로

Abstract

In this article, I analyze characteristics of two female villain deities in Jejudo bonp'uli(Myth of Jeju island, 제주도본풀이)by applying the concept of polyphony; the main characters are Noiljedaekuil-Ttal(노일제대귀일 딸) in the subcategory, Munjeonbonp'uli(문전본풀이) and Kuayangseangi-Cheo(과양셍이 처) in the subcategory, Chasabonp'uli(차사본풀이). These characters vividly portray a female villain archetype as avaricious, treacherous, licentious, and murderous. Despite these similar characteristics in both figures, they have their own unique representation through the narratives. For instance, Noiljedaekuil-Ttal’s wicked behaviors can position her as an antihero against the protagonist, Nokdiseanoin(녹디셍인), one of her step sons, who transcended into a benevolent deity. On the contrary, Kuayangseangi-Cheo’s behavior emblematizes chaos or disorder. More specifically, the character, Noiljedaekuil-Ttal demonstrates how her persona in the narrative can display multiple selves through frequent shape-shifting and trickeries to defeat her opponents. In the case of Kuayangseangi-Cheo, her character demonstrates a female villain deity, who prevents prosperity, but creates chaos and disorder within the narrative: she falsely pretends to be a mother of three sons, but is eventually destroyed by the god of the underworld(염라대왕).