Abstract Tragedy is a non - material culture in human drama history.  Chinese and English tragedies both illustrate the life philosophy through the description of characters and the development of conflict. However, because of the differences between Chinese and English cultures, they take on different manifestations. Different cultures have generated different dramatic forms. Herein it takes Hamlet and Chinese Orphan for example to explore the differences of tragedy characteristics between Chinese and English tragedies by comparing the characters, the conflict, the ending and the tragic spirit. Thus, it may help the English learners appreciate English dramas, and enhance their English literature attainment.56966

Keywords: tragedy characteristics; characters; tragic spirit; conflict

摘要悲剧是人类戏剧史上独树一帜的非物质文化。中西方悲剧都通过描写人物、发展冲突来反映生活哲理。然而，因为中西方戏剧存在着差异，使得在人物刻画上也不尽相同，因此所表达的价值观和理念也不同。本文以《哈姆雷特》和《赵氏孤儿》为例，透过剧中的人物性格、悲剧命运、矛盾冲突及悲剧精神的对比分析来说明中英悲剧特点的差异。通过本文以期帮助英语学习者理解英语戏剧作品，提高自身英语文学修养。

毕业论文关键字：悲剧特点；悲剧精神；人物；冲突 

Contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1 The significance of the study 1

1.2 The Organization of the Study 2

2. Literature review 2

2.1 A Brief History of Chinese and English Drama 2

2.2 Characteristics of Tragedy 3

3. Comparison of the Tragedy Characteristics between Chinese and English Drama 5

3.1 Comparison of Tragedy Spirit between Chinese and English Drama 5

3. 2 Comparison of the Tragedy Characters between Chinese and English Drama 6

3.3 Comparison of Tragedy Ending between Chinese and English Drama 7

3.4 Comparison of Tragedy Conflict between Chinese and English Drama 8

4. Comparative Analysis of Characteristics in Hamlet and Chinese Orphan 9

4.1 Tragedy Spirit in Hamlet and Chinese Orphan 9

4.2 Characters in Hamlet and Chinese Orphan 10

4.3 Tragedy Ending in Hamlet and Chinese Orphan 11

4.4 Tragedy Conflict in Hamlet and Chinese Orphan 12

5. Conclusion 13

Works Cited 14

 1. Introduction

Drama is actually a popular art. It refers to the art of stage performance, movement, dance, music, puppetry and other forms, in order to achieve the purpose of narration. Drama uses the resources of the theater to show human actions in a way that people gain deeper understanding of human experience. After thousands of years of cultural accumulation, and the tragedy is the permanent theme of drama. Compared with comedy, tragedy has a greater impact on people. People, living in a mixed society, experience various joys and sorrows of life, and also they have a different understanding of life. When people appreciate the tragedy, they always can go more or less into it, and will emotionally fit it. 

The tragedy destroys the good things or tears good things apart, which will bring people tears and sighs. Inspired by the tragedy, they will have more confidence to understand the difficulties, to face them, to resolve them, and eventually conquer them. (Zou Hong, 2001: 3) 中英悲剧对比分析《哈姆雷特》和《赵氏孤儿》为例:http://www.youerw.com/yingyu/lunwen_61550.html