摘要

    《罗密欧与朱丽叶》是莎士比亚著名的悲剧作品之一。其讲述的是身负两家世仇的恋人为爱不顾一切乃至死亡的爱情故事。本文分析了由于封建思想与人文主义思想的冲突，主人公的家庭背景及剧中人物的性格等一系列因素导致了这场悲剧的发生，使一对有情人在前后不到半分钟的时间内双双殉情而死。他们忠于自己的爱情，忠于自己的誓言，不顾任何残酷的现实，最终以死表明了要在一起的决心。这段以死明志的爱情广泛流传，既预示着当时人文主义的胜利，也证明了爱情的伟大。

关键词：悲剧；人文主义；《罗密欧与朱丽叶》；莎士比亚

Abstract

Romeo and Juliet is one of the famous love-tragedies by Shakespeare. It is a love-tragedy about two young "star-crossed" lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. This article mainly analyses the cause of the love-tragedy, such as the conflict between feudalism and humanism, the background of the protagonists and the characteristic of people in the drama. All these reasons lead to the death of this couple of lovers within less than half minute. They admire each other so much; they are loyal to their oaths and want to acquire happiness in spite of how cool the reality is. Ultimately, they express their determination with the death. This love story is still deeply rooted among people. It is not only the implication of humanism’s triumph, but the proof of the great love.

Key words: tragedy; humanism; Romeo and Juliet; Shakespeare

1. Introduction
1.1 Background information

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Acon in Warwickshire, the third children of his family. He attended the local grammar school. But when he was fourteen, he had to leave school because his father fell into debt. Shakespeare went to London in 1586.At that time; the drama was rapidly becoming popular. From a horse holder to an actor, he suffered many hardships. However, his plays became extremely popular at last, because his plays always bore traces of the events of contemporary life.       In his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote 38 plays in the forms of comedy, tragedy, history and legend, among which the most famous include Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth and The Merchant of Venice. Shakespeare died on April 23rd, 1616. He left the world a rich heritage of immortal plays and poems.