《梁山伯与祝英台》和《罗密欧与朱丽叶》比较(英文).docxVIP

Study of Similarities and Differences Between Romeo and Juliet and Butterfly Lovers Love is an eternal topic. There are countless numbers of stories about love. Despite various kinds of differences all loves share the same theme. Anicstal ever said ‘The impact of smashing what is invaluable is tragedy.’[1] Tragedy is the best and heart-striking way to display love. Romeo and Juliet and Butterfly lovers are two classical tragic love stories, both are masterpieces and enjoy worldwide reputation. They are told generation by generation and never fade away. The protagonists in the stories strive hardly for love against feudalism at the sacrifice of their lives. The two stories are like two trees, they look alike, but not the same. Let me just briefly introduce the two stories. Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare during Renaissance period. Two protagonists in the story are Romeo and Juliet .At first Romeo loves a girl named Rosalind, who attended a ball held in Juliet’s home. On the purpose of seeing his lover, Romeo also attended the ball with mask covering the face. Instead of seeing Rosalind, he was deeply attracted by another girl, who was Juliet. They fell in love with each other on the first sight and dated that night. The second day Romeo went to priest Lawrence for help. Lawrence agreed to help them on the hope of making up the relationship between the two families they came from. The two families won’t allow them to get married since they hate each other to death. However, with the help of Juliet’s wet nurse, Romeo and Juliet got married under Lawrence. One day Romeo met Juliet’s cousin Tybalt, who required a duel with him, Romeo refused but his friend accepted the duel for the sake of Montage family’s dignity and was killed. Romeo revenge for his friend and killed Tybalt in return. Then Romeo was banished by the dominator of the city. Not long after his reluctantly leaving his hometown, Count Paris went to The Capulet’s to propose a marria