Author(s)

Ling Zhao

Corresponding Author

Ling Zhao

Abstract

Humanism ideal is the most important social trend of thought during the Renaissance. At the same time, Humanism ideal is also the trajectory of Shakespeare's dramatic thought. The 16th century in which Shakespeare lived was an era of glory and cruelty. At that time, British capitalism was in its infancy, and the development of productive forces promoted the prosperity of culture and the emancipation of ideas. Humanistic ideas came into being at the historic moment. Cao Xueqin was at the end of Chinese feudal society in the 18th century. Then, the society had calmed down and the economy was recovering, but production was still hindered by the backward feudal production relations. In this historical period, the political and economic situation is characterized by the disintegration of feudal society and the budding of capitalism. In the entire book of Dream of the Red Chamber, there are few injustices and thrilling misery, but the desolate tone has infiltrated people's hearts with illusory myths from the beginning, making the factors of tragedy everywhere. The more you read back, the more tragic the tragic factors are, the more the thread runs through, and finally tangled into a web of tragedy that envelops everything, making people shake heart and soul between lofty and painful. The wonderful pen of Dream of the Red Mansion is reminiscent of the tragedy of William Shakespeare, and its protagonist Jia Baoyu is closely comparable to William Shakespeare's famous "Revenge Prince" Hamlet. Inquiring about the meaning of life value is the core of human spiritual will. In this regard, Hamlet is strikingly similar to Dream of the Red Chamber. The reversal of destiny caused Danish prince Hamlet to ask about the value of life, and Jia Baoyu, the noble son who fell from heaven on earth to the bottom of the earth, was also struggling for the meaning of life.

Keywords

Jia Baoyu; Hamlet; Humanism; The beauty of tragedy