Love tragedies in arabic and chinese literature
Every nation has its own example of love that has attracted much attention. Majnun Layla and Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai are two well-known love tragedies in Arabic and Chinese literature. These two literary works share some similarities, but due to their different cultural backgrounds and di...
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| Language: | English |
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2020
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/98761/1/FBMK%202021%2045%20UPMIR.pdf |
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| Summary: | Every nation has its own example of love that has attracted much attention. Majnun
Layla and Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai are two well-known love tragedies in Arabic
and Chinese literature. These two literary works share some similarities, but due to their
different cultural backgrounds and different bringing-up environments, there also exist
many differences. This study attempts to make a comparison between these two love
tragedies. It is worth noting that these two celebrated literary works share some tragic
elements but different in tragic nature. The study seeks to achieve the following objective:
to summarize and distinguish the similarities and differences between the two plays in
theme, character and plot. The method used in this study is textual analysis and
comparative approach. The findings of this study are in the form of similarities and
differences. Concerning the theme of the two plays, both plays eulogize love, praise
female characters good nature and both pairs of lovers sacrificed for their love. However,
the difference is the male protagonist sacrificed more than the female protagonist in
Majnun Layla. In contrast, in Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai the female protagonist
sacrificed more than the male protagonist. Concerning the character，the protagonists in
Majnun Layla show a bit more initiative than Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in
expressing and defending love. In the aspect of plot structure, the similarity is the plot
structure of the two plays share similar development of love. However, Majnun Layla's
difference ends up with tragic denouement, while Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai ends
up with reunion denouement. The significance of such a kind of comparative study is
that it will enhance our understanding of tragedies from different countries and
practically help improve communication between different cultures. |
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