Comparative Study of the Main Images of Shakespeare's Sonnets and Ancient Chinese Poetry
Abstract
Shakespeare was a famous playwright and poet during the English Renaissance. His sonnets had a profound impact on world poetry. In the sonnets, he uses different images to express his inner emotions, and China also has extraordinary achievements in the sonnets. The ancient Chinese poets were good at using different intentions to express their feelings. Therefore, this paper focuses on the differences between Shakespeare’s sonnets and the imagery in Chinese poetry. The choice of images in Shakespeare’s sonnets and ancient Chinese poetry is closely related to the background of The Times. Shakespeare’s choice of images focuses more on seasonal animals, while the images in ancient Chinese poetry are more inclined to choose plants and the moon, and the expressions of emotions in ancient Chinese poetry are consistent.
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