Content summary William? Shakespeare was a great playwright in the English Renaissance and one of the most outstanding representatives of humanism. He created a large number of dramatic works in his life. His works vividly and deeply describe Britain in the historical turning point of the decline of feudal system and the primitive accumulation of capitalism, which is of great ideological and artistic significance. This paper attempts to analyze the ideological and artistic values of some of his typical plays, such as Henry IV, The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.

Drama, ideological and artistic value, humanism

William? Shakespeare (1564- 16 16) was a great playwright in the English Renaissance, the most outstanding representative of humanism and one of the founders of modern European literature. Marx not only admired Shakespeare very much and praised him as "the greatest drama genius of mankind", but also put forward the aesthetic principle of "Shakespeare". Contemporary people? Jonson also praised Shakespeare as "the soul of the times", saying that he "does not belong to one era, but belongs to all centuries". Indeed, Shakespeare's plays span time and space, and today, they are still famous works staged all over the world. Some works, such as The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, etc. It is well known to all women and children. Even the language of the characters in the play, such as the melancholy prince Hamlet's "to be or not to be", has become an immortal saying. This shows the artistic charm of Shakespeare's plays. From the analysis, this artistic charm comes from the profound ideological significance and outstanding artistic achievements embodied in his drama works, which has great aesthetic value. This paper will take Shakespeare's works as an example to discuss the ideological and artistic aesthetic value of his plays.

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Throughout Shakespeare's 37 plays handed down from generation to generation, countless characters created in them are dazzling and breathtaking. Through these many figures, it is not difficult to see that Shakespeare, as the most outstanding humanist living in the Renaissance, created drama works with the following ideological contents: boldly criticizing the cruel darkness of feudal system and its imprisonment on human nature, reflecting a strong anti-feudal spirit; Enthusiastic praise for love, friendship, youth and wisdom shows great respect for human nature; Although it reflects the requirements of social relations and ethical thoughts that the emerging bourgeoisie hopes to establish, it also exposes the social ugliness and bourgeois egoism that have appeared in the primitive accumulation period of capitalism, and shows the contradiction between the beautiful ideal of humanitarianism and the cruel reality.

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In the first ten years of Shakespeare's drama creation, he created nine historical plays, all of which were named after emperors. These dramas summarized the turbulent history of Britain from 13 to 15 centuries, reproduced the social features when the monarchy was established, praised the formation of the British nation-state, condemned the unjust war between feudal lords, revealed the gradual collapse of the feudal system, and expressed deep sympathy for the people's suffering.

The upper and lower parts of Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V describe Richard II's indecision and obedience to his minions. His cousin took the opportunity to rise up, usurp the throne and become Henry IV. Although Henry IV put down the civil strife twice, he was worried all the time, fearing that an ambitious man would treat him like him and seize his throne. And his heir to the throne, Prince Edward, is an idle playboy. Because this playboy doesn't want to live a rigid life in the court, he hangs out in the lower classes and associates with hooligans. It is conceivable that the future of the country is worrying if the country is handed over to such people. Fortunately, the prince was able to turn over a new leaf, take on this important task, and ascended the throne as Henry V. As early as when he came to power as a prince, he had a unique eye and expelled Falstaff, a rogue leader and a greedy and timid adventurer. After he ascended the throne, he launched a war against France, recovered French territory, diverted people's attention, quietly resolved the tense domestic contradictions, and showed the political wisdom that an emperor should have.

The first, middle and second parts of Henry VI and Richard III are historical pictures depicting the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France. In the war, Britain was defeated because of the feud between the nobles, and the feud between the nobles and the civil uprising led to the feudal civil war for the throne-the Rose, Red and White War. In the civil war, Henry VI, the king of the Red Rose Organization, was killed and captured.