Shakespeare said that tragedy is to destroy beautiful things for people to see, and only tragic things are eternal. Shakespeare's four major tragedies, including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth, are the four most famous of his tragic works, and the stories are all taken from European historical legends.

In terms of artistic expression and drama appreciation, Shakespeare's tragedy is the most accomplished work in Shakespeare's plays. The purpose of tragedy lies in purification, in edification in religious and moral sense, and in love and regret of emotion and emotion.

However, profound works bring readers far more than that, but more emotions and reading experiences are unspeakable. Life in the world is wonderful and tortuous, and the profound meaning behind Shakespeare's tragic works has attracted generations to explore his infinite charm.

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William Shakespeare (English: William Shakespeare, April 23, 1564-April 23, 1616), often known as Shakespeare in Chinese society, was the most outstanding dramatist in the history of English literature, one of the most important and greatest writers in the European Renaissance, a master of humanistic literature at that time, and one of the most outstanding writers in the world.

If the protagonists in Shakespeare's tragedy can be surrounded by a circle, then Timon is the center of the circle, and the positions of the other four characters can be found out according to their respective directions of digging chaos. Hamlet and King Lear can be found from the peaceful chaos of Taimen. Othello and Macbeth can be found from the surliness after the chaos of Timon was cut open.

Westerners like to say that man is a combination of two extremes, half an angel and half a beast. Shakespeare explained this character of human beings in general with Timon of Athens, and then explained it again with Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth respectively. Shakespeare's tragedy can be regarded as a thorough description of human nature.

among the four tragic heroes, Hamlet is obviously the cleverest child. When he heard of the murder revealed by the ghosts of his father, he immediately knew what kind of fate he was facing.

To be or not to be, you must make a choice. It was once said that Shakespeare himself could not be found in Shakespeare's plays. In fact, after reading Hamlet, we can know that Shakespeare is quietly hidden in Hamlet. Know everything well, and behave quietly. This may be Shakespeare's own personality characteristics.

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