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ThedifferencebetweenRomeoandJulietandTheButterflyLoverIaminterestedinthetwobooksRomeoandJulietandTheButterflyLoverallthetime.Duringthisperiodtime,Ihavereadthemwithseriousmind.Theyleavemedeepimpression.RomeoandJulietandTheButterflyLoverarebothimportantandfamouslovestoriesinthehistoryofliterature.Bothofthestoriestookplaceinthebackgroundoffeudalism,whichservedastheimmediatereasonofthetragedies.Theirleadingrolesallfirststruggleddesperatelyintheconflictbetweenloveandfeudalism,andcoincidentallydiedforloveatlast.RomeoandJulietwasaproductoftheEnglishRenaissancewhileTheButterflyLoverembodiedthelifeinthefeudalChina.However,thesetwoworkssharedthesametheme,thatis,theconflictbetweenloveandfeudalism.Althoughthemaincharacterswerefaithfultolove,thereexistedsimplytoomanyobstaclesontheirwaystotrueloveandmarriage.Inordertoprotecttheirlove,theystoodagainsttheirrespectivefeudalfamilies.Theyfailedanddiedforloveintheend.Theywereliketwosisterplays.Butuponfurtherinvestigation,thesamethemewasgivencharacteristicpresentationsineachwork.ButbecauseoftheculturaldiscrepancybetweenwesterncountriesandChina,thesamelovetragediesfounddistinctpresentationsinthesetwoworks.Inthispaper,Iwillmakeacomparativeresearchofthem,emphasizingtheirdissimilaritiesfromthreeaspects:conflicts,characters,andendings.Onlythroughdetailedanalysisofbothsamenessanddifferencescanreadersobtainfurtherappreciationofthesetwotreasures.Firstly,Iwilltalkaboutthedifferencesbetweenthesetwoconflicts.Inthesetwoplays,theleadingroles’pursuitsofidealloveandmarriageexpressedthecharacters’naturalinstincts.InRomeoandJuliet,theleadingroles’familiesweretherepresentativesofthefeudalpower.Theywouldfightonthestreetevenwhentheyjusthappenedtomeeteachother,letalonepermittingtheirposteritytoloveeachother.HerearethesentencesbyJuliet’sfather:TogowithParistoSaintPeter’schurch,OrIwilldragtheeonahurdlethither,Out,yougreensicknesscarrion!Out,youbaggage!Youtallow-face!Fromtheabovesentence,wecanfindthatwhenJulietrefusedtomarrythemanshedidnotlove,herparentsscoldedherseverelyandthreatenedhertoleavethefamily.Therefore,JulietcouldresistherfatherwithmuchlesscompunctionthanZhu.ThiswaswhyshewasluckierthanZhu.ForherfamilyandRomeo’sweredeadlyenemies,butintheirheartstheystillhadadream,whichwastoescapewiththehelpoftheCatholicfather,leavingtheirfamilies,givinguptheirfamilynamesandlivinghappilytogetherwitheachotherinanotherplaceforever.Inordertorealizethisdream,theycoulddoanything.Andtheconflictwouldbeclearedawayiftheysucceed.However,inTheButterflyLover,theenvironmenttheylivedinwassimilartoRomeoandJuliet’s.Whattheyfacedwasalsoaheavyfeudalsociety.ThedifferencewasthatZhucouldnotresistherfamilystronglyandcompletelylikeJuliet.AlthoughherfamilyforcedhertomarrytheotheryoungmanMaWencai,that’sbecausetheyloveZhu.ForintraditionalfeudalChina,inpeople’smind,includingZhu’sparents,marryingarichfamilywasgoodtoZhu,sotheyjustpersuadedZhutimeandtimeagainwithgoodintentions.MaybethiskindoflovewasnotsuitableforZhu,butshecouldnotrefuse.Therefore,ZhucouldnotresistthemlikeRomeoandJuliet.AndthiswaswhyZhuwasmoreunfortunatethanRomeoandJuliet.Secondly,thedifferencesbetweenthesetwopairsarethecharacters.Asweknow,aperson’sbehavior,thinking,andeventhemoralquality,areallformedbytheinfluenceofculture.TheculturaldiscrepancybetweenwesterncountriesandChinabroughtaboutdifferentcharacterizations.TheauthorofRomeoandJuliet,Shakespeare,wasthemostoutstandingwriterintheperiodoftheEnglishRenaissance.AndthefeatureoftheEnglishRenaissancewashumanity,whichencouragedhumanbeingtoenjoythehappinessinthislife.ButinChina,thefeudalismsuppressedhumanitycompletely.Therefore,ifwecompareLiangandZhuwithRomeoandJuliet,weshallfindtheChineseloversweremorereticentandthewesternpairmoreoutspoken.BoththewesternandtheChineseheroineslovetheheroes,butJulietwasstraightforwardwhileZhuwasreserved.ZhufellinlovewithLiangatfirstsight,andinthefollowingthreeyears,theybothstudiedtogether,livedtogether,butZhuwasstillchaste.Educatedbythetraditionalethics,shecouldnotbravelyexpressherlovetoLianglikeJuliet.Ontheotherhand,Liangcompliedwiththeancestors’instruction,andpaidallhisattentiontostudy.HedidnotfightforhisloveandpursuehisownandZhu’shappinesslikeRomeoatall.However,Lianggavehislifeformissingandlovefinally.Thirdly,theyarealsodifferentintermsoftheendingsofthetwoplays.TheendingsofRomeoandJulietandTheButterflyLoverseemedtobethesame,butinfact,theywerequitedifferent.TheButterflyLoverwasalovetragedy.Itreflectedthecontradictionsexistingbetweentheadvancedyouthandthebackwardsocialsystem.Butitdidnotdejectpeopleaftertheyenjoyedit.Onthecontrary,itstirreduppeople’scourageandconfidencetopursuefreedomandhappiness,foritendedthelovestorywitharomanticplot:LiangandZhubecametwobutterfliesupondeath.Theyfliedintheblueandbrightskytogether,abeautifulrainbowhanginginthesky,thousandsofkindsofflowerssendingoutwaftsofdelicatefragrance.Whatabeautifulpictureitwas!Howcouldapersonfeelsadatsuchprettyscenery?Ofcoursenot.Ontheotherhand,peoplegrievedattheendofRomeoandJuliet.Bothloverswontheirlove,butwiththesacrificeoftheirlives.Atth