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Romeo and Juliet vs Butterfly Lovers - Coggle Diagram
Romeo and Juliet vs Butterfly Lovers
intro
love is not only an important topic in life but also an eternal theme in literature
Butterfly Lovers (China literature)
Romeo and Juliet (British literature)
although created in two distinct countries and with respective historical backgrounds with different means of expressing, the values and story spirit of these two great literary works with their own national characteristics share much in common
very interested in: intersection between Western and Eastern literature and society
personal life (Chinese in international environment)
body paragraph 1: differences
endings
Butterfly Lovers
Zhu Yingtai chooses to die rather than marry someone else and live without Liang Shanbo
spirits are said to have transformed into a pair of butterflies that fly away together, symbolizing their eternal love (reunited in afterlife)
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo mistakenly believes that Juliet is dead and takes his own life, followed by Juliet upon awakening to find him dead
the deaths of the two lovers lead to the end of the long-standing feud between their families (not reunited in afterlife)
Zhu Yingtai chooses to die rather than live without Liang Shanbo, while Romeo and Juliet die by suicide after a series of tragic misunderstandings and miscommunications
Chinese literature: depicts that the woman cannot live without the man
cause of tragedy/plot development
Butterfly Lovers
lovers prevented from being together due to their different social classes and family expectations
set in ancient China where societal norms and expectations are rigid and patriarchal
Romeo and Juliet
feuding wealthy families - love hindered by a longstanding family feud rather than societal norms
Romeo & Juliet and Butterfly Lovers: the two young who can not live together in real life finally turn into butterflies and accompany each other forever
women status in society (妇女地位)
parents and matchmakers work together to decide who a girl will marry (父母和媒人共同决定女孩子嫁给谁)
women without culture and knowledge are the best (没有文化和知识的女性才是最优秀的)
taking care of husband and educating children (照顾丈夫和教育孩子)
in society, fathers and men are the highest status
(在社会中，父亲和男性是地位最高的)
woman's own life is centered around the men around her (女性自己的生活以周围的男性为中心)
women get no income, can't participate in politics, and can't go to school (女性没有收入，不能参与政治，也不可以上学)
Zhu Yingtai challenges traditional gender roles by disguising herself as a man to pursue an education and ultimately to be with Liang Shanbo
conclusion
bias in Chinese language
他 vs 她
她 'she': refers to only woman
他 ‘he': refers to man and woman
women radical in jealous (嫉妒), devil (妖), fox etc
efforts are being made to address this bias in Chinese language
changes in woman in modern society
occupations
social norms
education