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1、In Hamlet, the hero is rational and his plan is in-depth, but he always cant put his ideas into actions. In Othello, the hero Othello is a brave hero. He loves and is loved. He always trusts others. From the characters in King Lear, we can see the depth and width of life the work reflects. King Lear

2、s tragedy goes through the whole work. Macbeth is the finally completed and the shortest of the four. It is famous for its quick development.Every role and every story in Shakespeares tragedy world based on the four great tragedies make our heart and soul moving. Through analyzing the characters of

3、the four great tragedies, this article tells people how to choose the right destination when they are facing sufferings and ridicule of life. And from them we can find the right way to live and act.Key WordsShakespeare; tragedy; disposition flaw; guilt; ambition摘要莎士比亚（1564-1616）生活在封建社会和资本主义社会的转折时期。在

4、所有的英国作家中，莎士比亚在世界文学史上是极少数里程碑式人物之一。同样其作品也是一个里程碑。从艺术上讲，莎士比亚的悲剧是莎剧中成就最高的，而其中又以四大悲剧为代表。在哈姆雷特这悲剧中主人公是理智的，计划周到的，但却总难付诸行动。在奥赛罗里，主人公奥赛罗是性格刚勇的好汉，他爱着也被爱着。李尔王一剧的人物形象可以看出作品反映的时代生活广度和深度，李尔王的悲剧命运贯穿全剧的中心。麦克白是四大悲剧中最后完成的，也是悲剧中最短的一个。它以戏剧情节发展的快速而闻名。莎士比亚的以四大悲剧为代表的悲剧世界，其中各个角色，各个场景都深深震撼我们的心灵，本文通过四大悲剧主人公性格分析，指出了面对生活的苦难和人生的

5、荒谬，人们应如何做出选择。我们从中一定会找到行事的方针和生活的智慧。关键词莎士比亚；悲剧；性格缺陷；罪恶；欲望IntroductionWilliam Shakespeare was born on the 23rd of April, 1564, in Stratford-on Avon, Warwickshire. He is one of those rare geniuses of mankind who have become landmarks in the history of world culture. Meanwhile the works of William Shakes

6、peare are a great landmark in the history of world literature. During the 22 years of his literary work he produced 37 plays, 2 narrative poems and 154 sonnets. But tragedies, especially the four great tragedies, stand for his greatest contribution.The disposition flaw in Hamlet which Shakespeare pr

7、ocesses is over the perfect moral principle. In Othello, Othello always trusts others. But just this nobility and innocence make him guilty. King Lears biggest weakness is that he cant distinguish what is the false flattery and what is the faithful emotion and sentiment. Macbeth describes that how a

8、n ambition makes somebody become a criminal from a famous minister and ends with an evil monarch. It reflects the awful result of the excessive and continuous ambition for people deeply.All in all, through analyzing the heroes characters, living background and their fate, this article tells people h

9、ow to choose when they are facing sufferings and ridicule of life. And from them we can find the principle of doing something and wisdom of living. So when something very important happens, one can face it and deal with it more severely, one can shoulder the burden of life more easily. I believe peo

10、ple can learn more from good tragedy works.I. The Four Great Tragedies Heroes AnalysisA. A Tragic HeroHamletHamlet is one of Shakespeares tragedies. Hamlet learns from the ghost of his father the fatal secret of his death at the hands of Claudis, his uncle, who marries the widow, has the cold body o

11、f the deceased. Hamlet lays a trap to catch his uncles conscience, breaks his engagement with Ophelia, kills the wary old counselor Polonius, and is sent off to England under the escort of the treacherous courtiers Rosencrantz and Guildenstein, to be put to death. On the way, he rises in the night,

12、unseals their murderous commission, rewrites it and seals it with his fathers ring, having worded it so that they themselves shall be the victims when they reach England. In a fight with pirates Hamlet boards their ship, and is conveyed by them back to Denmark, where he tells his adventures to his f

13、riend Horatio. At Ophelias grave he encounters Laertes, her brother; and presently, in a fencing bout with him, is killed by Laertes poisoned sword, but not before he has stabbed his treacherous uncle and forced the fatal cup of poison down his throat. His mother Gertrude has just died from accident

14、ally drinking the same poison, prepared by the King for Hamlet.It is a revenge play, like Kyds Spanish Tragedy, and like Tourneurs Revengers Tradey and so on. The Renaissance was a violent time and their theatres obsession with things like revenge proves it. But whereas most of Shakespeares contempo

15、raries take, and created revenge-heroes who behave accordingly, Shakespeare creates a humane and sensitive hero who is appalled by the task appointed to him. Hamlet is a clear representation of Shakespeares tragic hero. As the plays tragic hero, Hamlet exhibits a combination of good and bad points.

16、A complex character, he displays a variety of characteristics throughout the plays development. Sometimes he is a human and sensitive hero, at other times he is melodramatically violent, cold-bloodedly callous, or even gleefully blood thirsty, both in word and deed. At first everyone sees Hamlet as

17、a sensitive young prince who is mourning the death of his father, the King. In addition, his mothers immediate marriage to his uncle has left him in even greater despair. The combination of these emotions leaves one feeling sympathetic to Hamlet. Then he becomes a very “human” character. One sees fr

18、om the very beginning that he is a very complex and conflicted man, and that his tragedy has already begun. Hamlets anger and grief- primarily stemming from his mothers marriage to Claudius- brings him to thoughts of suicide, which only subsides as a result of it being a mortal and religious sin. Th

19、e fact that he wants to take his own life demonstrates a weakness in his character. His decision not to kill himself because of religious beliefs shows that this weakness is balanced with some sense of morality. Such an obvious paradox is only one example of the inner conflict and turmoil that will

20、eventually lead to Hamlets downfall. This internal struggle is obvious from his best-known soliloquy. To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous foutune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles And by opposing end them. T

21、o die-to sleep, No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heartache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to: tis a consummation Devoutly to be wishd. To die, to sleep; To sleep, perchance to dream-ay, theres the rub （From Act III Scene ）“To be, or not to be,” shows Hamlet contemplating

22、 the idea of loyalty, acting upon ones morals and their relation to fighting against the challenges of evil. Meanwhile, he doubts everything, including love. He hesitates, which makes him enter the tragedy. His tragedy shows the limitation of his thinking as a humanist. In that period, the power of

23、enemy is very big. The beauty and the ugly are turned. The dream of humanist cant be realized. The struggle of hero must end with grey luck. Hamlets tragedy is the times tragedy. The liberation and freedom Hamlet goes after are too heavy. The sad that dream cant be realized makes him more sufferings

24、. In addition, the limitation of Hamlet is also revealed by his far away from people. He just wants to change the society by himself. He just remains himself. Though Hamlet has great wisdom and enough reason, its unrealized to do one thing by his own power. Also in that society, nobody wins at last

25、by oneself. Hamlet is also a person who believes destiny deeply. Until the last stage of his struggle, he still believes that there is a power which can decide someone to win or fail. He is tied by the old thought. So he hesitates, misses the opportunity and is passive.Hamlet, although a complex and

26、 unique character, clearly represents the tragic hero. Shakespeare wants to tell us that the real world is unreasonable, but he cant solve the question. Because of the limitation of time and rank, the great of Hamlet is that he can reveal ugly exists in the world bravely, but not how to sweep these

27、sins. The original power Hamlet represents is on the stage of childishness. They havent enough power to destroy evil. Maybe in the other words we can say that they are doomed to tragedy.B. Victim of CredulityOthelloOthello, a Moorish general of Venice, has promoted Cassio as his lieutenant; Iago, wh

28、o was hoping for the promotion himself, makes plots against Cassio and Othello to exact revenge. Othello has secretly married Desdemona, the beautiful daughter of Venetian senator Brabantio, and Iago determines to use Desdemona as the means of his revenge. Othello believed Iagos tricks, so that he k

29、illed his wife by his own hand. At last when he finds he has murdered his wife by mistake, he cant face himself and stabs himself in front of Cassio and dies on Desdemonas bed, beside her.Othello, due to his Moorish nature but at the same time morally white and untainted, can be considered grey with

30、 the opening of the play. His tragedy is caused by his naivet at trusting people too easily. In this play, there is a character Iago who is contrary to Othello in nature. He is the embodiment of evil. He manipulates the development of the play and all the characters in the play and leads a sorry tragedy.Iagos living gospel is “One who lives only for himself”. He takes every kind of measures to realize his benefit. Facially he is very good and honest. He just wants to get trust f