英语111 1107071008 普雪娇The book report of Romeo and JulietBook title: Romeo and JulietPublishing information: This book was published by China International Radio Press in 2001.Author: ShakespeareAbout the author: William Shakespeare is the greatest dramatist and poet of The Renaissance. His representative works include four tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. Four famous comedies: A Midsummer Nights Dream, the Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night and As you like it and other famous dramas such as Romeo and Juliet, Cymbeline and so on.About the book: Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeares one of the famous dramas, which tells the story of love tragedy. And because of its popularity, it is often mistakenly called one of Shakespeares four tragedies.Summary: Capulet and Montague are two family feuds. Romeo, son of Montague family, once slipped into Capulets family banquet, where he met Juliet at first time, then they fallen in love with each other. After they knew the truth of their family feuds, they still could not get rid of their love. Under the auspices of friar Laurence, they got married. In a fight, Romeo killed Tybalt and was expelled. When Romeo just left, Paris asked Juliet again to marry him, and decided to hold the wedding on Thursday. Then Juliet asked priest for help, the priest gave her a drug which has an effect like death. But Romeo got a mistaken message about that Juliet was dead. Then he came to Juliets tomb and drank poison then dead. When Juliet waked up and saw Romeo was dead, she did not want to live alone so she killed herself with Romeos sword. Their parents were coming, and the priest told them about their love story. The two parents were sober after lost their children. Since then, two families ridded their resentment and built a golden statue for each of Romeo and Juliet.Comment: Unfailing love has always been the eternal theme of literary creation. Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeares novel, is the perfect interpretation of the true meaning of love. This is the reason why I choose to read this novel. In China, there is also a similar legend of the true love - Butterfly Lovers. I will compare these two stories, and come up with some ideas of mind.These two novels have one thing in common - they both describe a pair of beloved couple. Under the pressure of their family and social oppression, they all chose to die for love to express their loyalty of love. However, they also have a lot of differences. Firstly, for personal character, Romeo and Juliet are active, outgoing and enthusiastic; while the two protagonists of Butterfly Lovers are passive, introverted and implicit. These different characters directly lead them to express love at different ways. For the love pattern, Romeo and Juliet loved each other at first sight, their love is passionate and exaggerated; while Shanbo and Yingtais love is more euphemistic and peaceful. Secondly, the conflicts and contradictions of two stories are different. In Romeo and Juliet, the Montague family and the Capulet familys conflicts are directly, which like a waterfalls, directly attack of Romeo and Juliet; but on the Butterfly Lovers are indirectly, like the ravine stream down slowly, which slowly penetrate to their love. Finally, although the two plays are tragedies and the two pairs of lovers are ended in death. But Romeo and Juliets death is more realistic; while Shanbo and Yingtai turned into a butterfly, which is with mythical. These differences give a different feeling of the ending, Romeo and Juliets tragedy giving a sensual enjoyment, while Butterfly Lovers is giving a psychic experience.In a word, the most important factor causing these different is different cultures. Westerners are passionate who pursuit of secular life, and they believe in love. They have a strong sense of self. Chinese people are implicit and lack of self- awareness. Just because the differences between East and West cultural, so that the performance of the hero, the ways of pursuing love and the methods to fight against the difficulties are really different and have its characteristic.第 2 页 共 2 页