There have been many scholars doing research on Shakespeare’s humanism in his plays, and appreciating the love between characters through analyzing the plots, main characters’ images or other ways. We can see this two conception used to appear in pided articles. “Humanistic love” the topic is seldom presented as a brand-new way in order to analyze Shakespeare’s love. Thus, this kind of new topic is worth my time and interest to enrich the research of Shakespeare and his plays. This article mainly sums up the reflection and features of humanistic love from two aspects, but as well concludes the limitations of creation because of Shakespeare himself and his times.

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Humanism is against the feudal autocracy and advocates freedom, equality and fraternity, believing the power of human. It is considered that the main purpose of human lie in the reasonable arrangement in their life and the pursuit of the happiness both in material and spirit, human beings should be healthy, rational, free, resistance and widely development. As we know, Shakespeare is regarded as a great humanist; his humanistic ideas about love are also well embodied in his comedies.

In his comedies, Shakespeare put the thought of facing the reality life, fighting for the liberation into his works. In order to deepen the theme, Shakespeare made the humanistic idea promote to the poetic fantasy after giving it with more light and happier story.

The article mainly explains the Humanistic love from the aspects of its features and limitations, which give a comprehensive understanding on Shakespeare’s humanistic love stories.