以《罗密欧与朱丽叶》和《梁山伯与祝英台》为例分析中西方爱情观_英语论文

An Analysis of Love Concepts between the West and China –by the Example of Romeo and Juliet and Butterfly Lovers 

摘要

《罗密欧与朱丽叶》和《梁祝》是中西文学史上的两大文学巨著，都是感人至深的爱情悲剧，剧中的主人公为了真爱同样挣扎在封建势力与理想爱情的矛盾冲突中，最后又不约而同地为了爱情而舍弃年轻的生命。然而，由于中西方文化的差异，从而使得人们对于这两部作品的对比研究产生了更为浓厚的兴趣。本文将从作品中的冲突，主要人物表达出的爱情观差异和差异的原因这三个方面来讨论它们之间的不同之处，也希望能通过该对比研究，使得读者对于这文学宝库中的两大重要财富有进一步的了解。

关键词:冲突；爱情观；原因   

Abstract

Romeo and Juliet and Butterfly Lovers are two well-known literary creations in the western and Chinese histories. Both are classified as great love tragedies in that their heroes and heroines all first struggled desperately in the conflict between love and feudalism, and at last coincidentally gave up their youthful lives for love. However, owing to cultural discrepancy between western countries and China, a comparative study of these two works deserves even greater appreciation. This thesis dwells on their dissimilarities from three aspects:conflicts, love concept reflected in the main charaters and causes of differences in love concepts. It is cherished that such a comparative research will further enhance readers’ appreciation as well as the literary status of these two treasures in the world of literature. 

Keywords: conflict; love concept; causes

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 1

3. Conflicts in Dramas 1

3.1The conflict in Romeo and Juliet 2

3.2 The conflict in Butterfly Lovers 2

4. Love Concepts Reflected in Main Characters of Dramas 4

4.1 Love concept in Romeo and Juliet 4

4.2 Love concept in Butterfly Lovers 5

4.3 The differences of love concepts between these two couples 6

5. Causes of Different Love Concepts 7

5.1 The ethical concepts of the East and the West 7

5.2 Different social backgrounds 8

6.Conclusion 10

Works Cited 11