Reflections on Shakespeare's Works after Reading

After reading a famous book carefully, I believe you must have a lot to share. It's time to write a review and record it. Is it impossible to write without a clue? The following are my essays on Shakespeare's works (6 selected essays) carefully arranged after reading. Welcome to read the collection.

Shakespeare is one of the greatest writers of all time. His works have had a great influence on literary creation in Britain and even the whole world. His works have been translated into almost all languages in the world, and various new versions and translations emerge one after another. In addition, Shakespeare's language has penetrated into people's daily language in English-speaking countries, which determines their understanding of poetry.

For more than four centuries, many of Shakespeare's masterpieces are well-known and deeply rooted in people's hearts, showing irresistible artistic charm; It also has profound ideological connotation, which has attracted countless experts and scholars to discuss with each other and become a lifelong learning. Moreover, with the progress of the times, the study of Shakespeare is constantly expanding and updating, and it is endless. Goethe once lamented "endless Shakespeare!" The lack of this view, the profundity of appealing to both refined and popular tastes, the perfect combination of great artistic charm and profound ideological connotation can be said to be an unshakable symbol of great literary classics.

Romeo and Juliet is the most complicated and famous of Shakespeare's early plays. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth are the "four great tragedies" representing the highest achievements of Shakespeare's tragedies, and they also show their great works most vividly, among which Hamlet enjoys the highest reputation in the world and has become an unattainable peak in the history of world drama.

A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Careless, Happy as You Are, and Twelfth Night are representative comedies of Shakespeare, especially the last three can best express Shakespeare's comedy creation style, and are called "charming and bright comedy trilogy".

Ben jones, a contemporary playwright of Shakespeare, praised Shakespeare as "not belonging to one period, but to future generations". Mr. Cao Yu, a famous playwright in China, also said that "Shakespeare's plays are incomparable by any genius for their complex variations of human nature, exquisite structure, beautiful poetry, rich humanitarian spirit and broad imagination space".

Reflections on Shakespeare's Works 2 Shakespeare's Much Trouble was deceived by his lover Claudio and fell into a trap carefully set by Prince Pietro's younger brother Don John because he saw a man in front of his fiancee's boudoir window. In fact, all this was caused by Don John bribing Margaret, the waitress of Miss Hero, to pretend to be a lady to meet someone. Claudio took this story as the core, which triggered a series of dramatic conflicts.

Much ado about nothing, as far as the story is concerned, the protagonists in the play are Herod and Keraudy, whose joys and sorrows constitute the backbone of the overall situation. But as far as characters are concerned, the most attractive characters in this play are Beatrice and Benedick. The former is Hong's cousin, and the latter is Claudio's friend.

Beatrice and Benedick were created by Shakespeare. Although they appeared as foil roles at first, in fact, their roles with Herod and Claudio quietly changed in the evolution of the play and became the real protagonists of the play.

Beatrice is an elegant girl of noble birth, with flexible mind and quick eloquence, but she is too proud to bow to others, especially men. Benedick is a brave man of noble birth, with the same flexible mind and quick eloquence, but he is too proud to give up in front of others, especially a girl. This is a contest between two young men and women with high IQ. From the beginning, they were at odds.

Through the superficial phenomenon of two people, one refuses to marry and the other refuses to marry. In fact, both of them are afraid, not of each other, but of themselves, afraid that they can't help but declare surrender at this moment. Therefore, these two kind-hearted and sharp-tongued young people taunted each other as soon as they met. This war of words is also appreciated by the audience.

In this play, Prince Pietro (Claudio's friend) colluded with Claudio, Leonardo (the hero's father) and Hiro. The four of them played a game together: the quarrelsome Benedict and Beatrice fell in love and watched their quarrelling jokes after marriage. These four men "designed" Benedick to know that Beatrice was madly in love with him, and at the same time let Beatrice know that Benedick had a crush on her. It is reasonable to make the same arrangement for Benedict and Beatrice in the play. They are all glib people with the same vanity in essence.

Therefore, Beatrice and Benedick, two old enemies, became new friends, got more contact and understanding with each other, and their relationship quickly warmed up. Especially after the love affair between Herod and Keraudy, it is completely reasonable to connect two people. Judging from their personalities and talents, they are a match made in heaven, so it is not surprising that they appreciate each other.

Much ado about nothing, a drama that combines legendary drama, burlesque and elegant comedy, shows Shakespeare's extraordinary dramatic talent. Beatrice is the most radiant female image in this play. She is not short of gentleness and charm of women, but also full of fortitude and courage of men. This is a new female image with distinct personality.

Reflections on Shakespeare's Works 3 "King Lear" is one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies, and it seems that it is rarely seen in our lives. After all, I think family ties are the warmest and strongest. There are many years of blood and emotional foundation. However, the background of the play is a court full of power and wealth. Here, people are confused by wealth and power, so the tragedy of father and daughter killing each other happened.

King Lear killed himself and his only little daughter who was sincere and not hypocritical to him because of vanity. In our opinion, it is inevitable that he should suffer such consequences. He usually holds a high position and lives among people who are scrambling to flatter him for a long time. All the people and things are around him. He said that the briquettes were white, and no one dared to say that they were black. Day after day, flattery has become an indispensable part of his life, making him so proud that he can't see the truth clearly. Just when his two daughters were sweet-talking and making him happy, the younger daughter didn't flatter him, praised him or contradict him, which greatly ruined his happiness. In a rage, he drove his little daughter out of his country. Created this tragedy.

King Lear's eldest daughter and second daughter are typical children who grew up in the court. They are not gentle, virtuous and filial. They are vicious, disloyal, unfilial and ignorant. They drove away their elderly father for their own benefit, destroyed their homes for their favorite ronin, and even killed each other until they died. They don't know that the man they like is also a vicious man, and they are constantly using them. They don't understand a human truth until they die! I didn't find the affection in my heart.

In the ancient court of China, there were countless things that father and son ate each other for power. The tragedy of King Lear is that power leads to the fall of human nature. Even in the 2 1 century, there are many examples of families breaking up because of inheritance, houses and supporting parents. Whenever I see this on TV, I can't help but think that I have denied my parents decades of parenting and brotherhood for money. Is it worth it? Maybe I haven't stepped into the society and don't know the hard work of making money, but what I know is that making money is for a better and happier life, and life will not be happy without the care of relatives.

The last sentence is the classic of the full text: people, polish your eyes, poisonous needles are often hidden in beautiful bouquets.

After reading Shakespeare's works, I am used to Shakespeare's tragedies, and it is also interesting to enjoy his comedies for a change occasionally. Last week, I read Shakespeare's masterpiece The Merchant of Venice, which made me feel the preciousness of friendship. The sincere friendship between Antonio, the hero, and Bassanio, the noble youth, is even more selfless in the face of the test of life and death. The Merchant of Venice, like Shakespeare's other plays, shows his love for life and yearning for youth. I think the plot of this play is tortuous and interesting, full of very strong comedy color, and also reflects Shakespeare's cheerful and optimistic character in life.

There is a hateful and sympathetic character in the play. His name is Sherlock. He is a Jew and a usurer. He is mercenary and insatiable, but he is also a discriminated Jew. A passage he said on behalf of the oppressed Jews in the play has always impressed me: "Are Jews without eyes, facial features, limbs, consciousness, feelings and blood?" Isn't he eating the same food, can be hurt by the same weapon, and needs medical treatment? Will he feel cold in winter and hot in summer like a Christian? "He made an unjust voice for a suffering nation. I prefer Portia. She is elegant and noble, gentle and affectionate, and has a high degree of wisdom. She dares to devote herself to action with wit and determination, and proves that women are no worse than men with her own actions. This book tells the true story of businessmen living in Venice at that time. The affection and friendship between people are more important than anything else. This book shows the attitude we should have towards our friends. I didn't expect Shakespeare's comedies to be so interesting.

Random thoughts on Shakespeare's works 5 Shakespeare was the most famous writer in England from the second half of16th century to the beginning of17th century, and he was also a master of humanism in the Renaissance. His influential works include Romeo and Juliet. His representative works include Revenge of the Prince, Othello, Leargi and Macbeth. What I read is that Hamlet, the protagonist of the world's most tragic Revenge of the Prince, has become one of the most complicated literary models.

Revenge of the Prince is a sad story about the revenge of the Danish prince. The story says: Lao Dan Wang Mai, the father of Danish Prince Hamlet, died strangely. Therefore, the prince was very confused and sad. On the watchtower, he saw the soul of his dead father. His father told him that the present king Claudius had killed him. In order to prove this, he was smart enough to finally prove what his father said and find out the real murderer. Later, Hamlet also began his revenge plan. However, he lost his lover Ophelia in The Book of Revenge. Finally, Ophelia's brother Otis was used by the state to fight against the prince. When the results really came out, everyone died for it.

After reading it, I think Hamlet is really pitiful. Originally happy, he shouldered the burden of his father's soul shortly after his father died. He lives in the pain of revenge every day. Forced to pretend to be crazy, exhausted. Hamlet is really tired. How much does he want to relax himself? But he can't relax, because his ugly uncle has planted a lot around him. Once he finds out, he will die. These spies are just his friends. From the betrayal of Hamlet's friends, I saw the extinction of human conscience. Those former good friends are greedy for money!

Let's talk about the prince again! I have to admire his courage and wisdom, that is, his intelligence. He escaped the trap set by Claudius again and again. He is brave and clever, but his kind nature betrayed him! He believes that all people are as kind as him. He believed Otis was kind, so he agreed to fight. So he died of Otis' poisoned sword. I think maybe his death is inevitable.

Hamlet is as real as us, but greater than us. He destroyed his ugly uncle Claudius with his own "destruction", deeply stabbed the ugly reality, achieved his motherland-Denmark, and left a shocking "Hamlet proposition". He is a tragic hero who died with the evil world, but he is tragic, not pessimistic.

In fact, tragedy has a profound beauty. The pure significance of tragedy lies in that it not only won people's tears of sympathy, but also aroused people's serious thinking about the meaning of life through the whole process of tragedy's emergence, development and ending. Tragedy also expresses its affirmation of truth, goodness and beauty by revealing all inevitability.

Reflections on Shakespeare's Works 6 Shakespeare is indeed a great writer, and there are tragedies and comedies in his works. It can be said that his plays contain very profound meanings. Just like other outstanding writers and artists in the Renaissance, his works are full of concern for human nature, such as passionate dialogue like a poet and profound thinking like a philosopher, among which Shakespeare's four tragedies are the representatives.

Tragedy has its unique charm, and ancient Greek playwrights such as Sophocles and Aeschylus are all famous for their tragedies. An immortal king Oedipus has been studied by later generations for thousands of years, but its mystery is endless. Psychology, religion and literature are all inspired by this drama. Shakespeare's tragedy is another insurmountable peak, and he can be compared with the prolific writers in ancient Greece. These works will not dry up like fountains, and always make us think about the meaning of life and even the universe.

I think tragedy should have the following four elements. No matter what kind of tragedy, these four basic elements can be found more or less. First, the conflict between ideal and reality. Second, the inevitable tragedy caused by human shortcomings. Third, it has nothing to do with the so-called fate. Fourth, the complete disillusionment of the ideal personality of tragic characters usually ends with the death of tragic characters.

The obvious tragic element in otero is the defect of otero's character. As long as people are jealous. But the tragedy of this play is not caused by otero's character, nor can it be attributed to the evil Khan Yaguo (I even like this schemer who dares to analyze his own psychology). At the beginning of the play, we can feel that the love between outlaw and Desdemona is doomed to be a tragedy. Desdemona didn't know outlaw. The reason why she likes otero is simple. She likes his legendary experience. In a word, she only likes romantic ideals. When Yago's wife warned Desdemona to be careful of outlaw's jealousy, she said, "I think he was sucked away by the sunshine of his birthplace." And otero has a little understanding of why his wife likes himself, or that his love for his wife is inherently uneasy. In this case, he loves Desdemona, hates it and fears it. In the end, Yaguo just played the role of a fuse, blowing this false, distrustful and unstable love to pieces, but the real explosion was on otero and Desdemona. From this perspective, this tragedy smacks of the protagonist's remorse. Perhaps this punishment is too heavy-it ends with the death of the hero and heroine, so it has a strong tragic color.

The tragedy of King Rhea seems to be rare in our life. After all, we think that kinship is the warmest and strongest, but we should pay attention to the background of the play, which is full of power and wealth in the court political struggle. Politics can make everything dirty, and the pursuit of easy-to-get power and wealth can turn people into demons. There is a story about human nature in the west. There was a kind shepherd who was absolutely upright, but one day he got a ring and put it on so that he could be invisible. So the shepherd can do things that he couldn't do before. Finally, one day, he entered the palace, seduced the queen and plotted to kill the king. From then on, he became a complete tyrant. We can imagine that if he didn't get the ring, he must still be a kind person. Schopenhauer said that people have evil thoughts all the time, which is actually reasonable. The point is that people sometimes have no ability to do evil. The root of King Rhea's tragedy may be here.

Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece Chaos is based on King Rhea. The background of the story is the Warring States Period in Japan, which makes us feel more real. If it is a peaceful and prosperous time, how can this happen to ordinary people without power? . In fact, if we look at history, we will find that there are too many things that father and son kill each other for power. The tragedy of King Rhea lies in the degeneration of human nature, and Shakespeare has always reflected on the essence of human nature in this work. The ending of King Rhea is tragic, but note that if we change the ending slightly, the tragedy can suddenly become a comedy. If in the end, Cordelia, the youngest daughter of King Rhea, is still alive and King Rhea is not dead, then this is a happy ending, and tragedy can be turned into comedy. French playwright Moliere's comedy Hypocrite can also be easily transformed into a tragedy. The ending can be designed like this. The hypocrite Ansdorf succeeded in seizing Olgun's property, and his daughter Mariana had to marry Ansdorf. Mariana's lover Vallaire was imprisoned for trying to assassinate Ansdorf, Olgun's wife died of grief, and Olgun became a beggar. Mr. Lu Xun once said: "Tragedy is to break beautiful things for people to see." This is a more vivid statement, but it doesn't seem to involve the root of the tragedy.