Theater Metaphors in English Political Discourse

Metaphor and are closely interrelated and theater metaphor is one of the most common patterns in political discourse.Based on the theories of Conceptual Metaphor and Frame,this article focuses on the systematical description of theater metaphors in English political discourse.In the metaphor pattern of politics and theater,theater,as the source domain of metaphor,takes advantage of its frame and slots and brings about the framelization of politics,the target domain.What's more,the methods of description and frame of theater metaphors are applicable in the cross-cultural analysis of metaphors.