Romeo and Juliet
Type:
It is listed as a tragedy, although according to the history of foreign literature, the four tragedies recognized by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. Romeo and Juliet, written in 1594, not included.
Writing characteristics:
A large number of lyrical images in Romeo and Juliet are not found in Shakespeare's other tragedies. The hero and heroine in the play are completely immersed in their passion and yearning for love. Act II In the second scene of Capulet Garden, Juliet expressed her feelings for the moon, showed the warm emotional exchange and inseparable parting between young men and women, and played a sentimental love song.
Character image:
In this play, Romeo and Juliet, the two young protagonists, are the most concentrated and strongest in humanistic spirit. These are two characters carefully shaped by the author, and they are the artistic images of the writer's humanistic ideal.
Romeo was born in a big feudal family, but he didn't inherit the feudal tradition and thought, but followed the development of the times, betrayed the feudal family and became a firm humanist. He is sincere, brave, educated, capable and has a loving heart. He pursues an independent, free and beautiful love life. Even if he mistakenly "loves" his enemy's daughter, he never flinches. He fell in love with Juliet and regarded the Capulet family as his own relatives, hoping to resolve the old feud; He is faithful to love, willing to be exiled for love and lover, even at the expense of his own life; He values friendship. When his friend was killed by an enemy, and his love faced "risk", he drew his sword to help kill the enemy, but his love suffered "disaster", which showed his noble character. It is in the development of a series of stories such as family conflicts, love hardships and friendship with friends that his humanistic spirit and demeanor are fully displayed.
Juliet is only a noble lady of 14 years old, but she is brave, strong and wise. She broke through the shackles of a big family, fell in love with Romeo boldly, and entrusted her life to her lover. She knew Romeo's exile was hopeless, but she never wanted to marry the young aristocrat Paris. She lied to her father several times with wisdom and risked her life to take sleeping pills, all in order to realize her beautiful love; She thinks that love is as important as life. Romeo died, and she also took her own life.
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