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西南大学育才学院本科毕业论文ComparativeResearchbetweenRomeoandJulietandTheButterflyLover学院：外国语学院专业：英语年级：2007级学号：2007108054学生姓名：陈阳教师：徐红成绩：二〇一一年五月OutlineCheniiThesis:BecauseofculturaldiscrepancybetweenwesterncountriesandChina,thesimilartragediesthatRomeoandJulietandTheButterflyLoveraredifferentfromthreeaspects:theme,characterization,andplayconstruction.Ⅰ.IntroductionDifferentconflictofRomeoandJulietandTheButterflyLoverbetweenloveandfeudalismⅡ.TheconflictbetweenloveandfeudalismA.TheconflictbetweenloveandfeudalisminRomeoandJulietB.TheconflictbetweenloveandfeudalisminTheButterflyLoverC.ThedifferencesbetweenthesetwoconflictsⅢ.DifferentcharacterizationsineachworkA.ThecharacterizationintheRomeoandJulietB.ThecharacterizationintheButterflyLoverC.ThedifferencesofthecharactersbetweenthesetwopairsⅣ.ThedifferentplayconstructionsbetweentwoplaysA.ThedevelopmentoftheconflictinRomeoandJulietB.ThedevelopmentoftheconflictinTheButterflyLoverC.ThedifferentendingsofthetwoplaysⅤ.ConclusionAppreciationofthesetwotreasuresthroughdetailedanalysisofbothsimilaritiesanddifferencesCheniiiAbstractLoveistheeternalthemeinliterature.Althoughwewishthatalltheloverscanhaveahappywedding,therearestillsometragiclove-storiesinliterature.Forexample,RomeoandJulietandTheButterflyLoveraretwofamousliterarycreationsinthewesternandChinesehistories.Bothareclassifiedasgreatlove-tragediesinthattheirheroesandheroinesallfirststruggleddesperatelyintheconflictbetweenloveandfeudalism,andatlastcoincidentallygaveuptheiryouthfullivesfortheirlove.However,becauseofculturaldiscrepancybetweenwesterncountriesandChina,acomparativestudyofthesetwoworksdeservesevengreaterappreciation.Thispaperdwellsontheirdissimilaritiesfromthreeaspects:themepresentation,characterizationandplayconstruction.Itischerishedthatsuchacomparativeresearchwillfurtherenhancereaders’appreciationaswellastheliterarystatusofthesetwotreasuresintheworldofliterature.Chen1ComparativeResearchbetweenRomeoandJulietandTheButterflyLoverPresentationRomeoandJulietwasaproductoftheEnglishRenaissancewhileTheButterflyLoverembodiedthelifeinthefeudalChina.However,thesetwoworkssharedthesametheme,thatis,theconflictbetweenloveandfeudalism.Althoughthemaincharacterswerefaithfultolove,thereexistedsimplytoomanyobstaclesontheirwaystotrueloveandmarriage.Inordertoprotecttheirlove,theystoodagainsttheirrespectivefeudalfamilies(P4，李).Theyfailedanddiedforloveintheend.Theywereliketwosisterplays.RomeoandJuliet’sfamilieswereenemies.Buttheyfellindeeplovewitheachotherattheirfirstsightattheball.Suchloveaffairsbetweenthefamiliesinfeudcertainlyledtogreatconflict.Inordertoprotecttheirlove,RomeoandJuliettookallkindsofactionstorevoltagainstthefeudalism.WiththehelpofPriestLaurence,theygotmarriedquicklywithouttellingtheirparents.Meanwhile,theoldLordCapulethadbeenplanningforhisdaughterJuliet’sfuture.HehadchosenanoblemannamedParistobeherhusband.HesupposedthatJulietwouldfeelhonoredandgladtoaccepthimasherhusband.Sheperplexedhermotherbyherplaindistress.SherefusedtomarryParis.Itseemedtoherfatherthatshewasputtingobstaclesinthewayofherowngoodfortune.SohesternlyorderedhertobereadybyThursday.Inherextremity,Julietdecidedtoseekhelpofthekindpriest.InordertobetogetherwithRomeo,Juliettookthemedicinebravelyontheeveoftheweddingdayandlostconsciousness.Romeogotthenewsofher“death”andfeltdespairing.Sohekissedherandthendrankthepoison.WhenJulietcametoherself,shefoundherRomeowasdead,thenshekilledherself.Thisclimaxoftheconflictresultedinthispairwinningtheirlove,butwiththesacrificeoftheirlives.AstoTheButterflyLover,ideallovewasalsoimpossible.TheyoungpeopleshouldobeytheirparentsastothemarriageintraditionalChina.AlthoughZhuwasanoutstandingwomaninthefeudalChina,shefacedanenvironmentwhichbarredherfromrealizingherdreams(P101,李).Althoughgoingtoschoolwasquitedifficultevenprohibitiveforawomanatthattime,Zhumanagedtoconvinceherfathertoallowhertoattendclassesindisguiseasaman.DuringherjourneytoHangzhou,shemetLiangShanbobychance.TheystudiedtogetherforthenextthreeyearsinschoolandZhugraduallyfellinlovewithLiang.ButLiangwasstillabookwormandfailedtonoticethefemininecharacteristics.WhenZhuaskedforstudyinginschoollikeChen2otherboys,hersister-in-lawcreateddifficultiesforherevenridiculedher,sayingZhuwouldloseherchastityduringtheperiod.ThenZhuhadtoputaflowerintoaflowervaseandsworethatifshebehavedimproperly,theflowerwoulddie,andifnot,itwouldkeepaliveuntilshecameback.Lateron,shewenttoschool.Buthersister–in-lawdidnotgiveup,sheputsomeboiledwaterintothevaseinthehopethattheflowerwoulddieatonce.Fortunately,herplotfailed,theflowergrewmoreandmorebeautiful.ThisepisodebeforethelaterlovetragedysignifiedinadvancethehugefeudalpressureonZhu(P34，程).Insuchanenvironment,Zhu’spursuitoflovewasnotlikeRomeoandJuliet’s.ZhufellinlovewithLiang,butbecauseofthefeudalismaswellasherfamilystatus,Zhucouldnotshowherloveopenly.ComparedwithRomeoandJuliet,shewasbroughtuptobereserved.Therefore,herlovetoLiangcouldonlybedevelopedlittlebylittle,slowlyandsubconsciously.ZhufellinlovewithLiang,withoutrevealinghertrueidentity.Sheinvitedhimtovisitherhom