William Shakespeare was a literary titan in the field of drama during the English Renaissance, who created many popular theatrical works, the four most famous of which were Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" >1. Hamlet is Shakespeare's most influential work</h1>
Hamlet, which revolves around the story line of "the prince avenges his father and the king to his uncle", is considered by later generations to be Shakespeare's masterpiece, and Shakespeare wrote many masterpieces in his lifetime, but the work that had the greatest impact on the Renaissance is recognized as Hamlet.
Why is there such a statement?
This has little to do with the tragedy profundity of Hamlet, mainly because Shakespeare, when writing this tragedy, showed a very high degree of creative achievement in the artistic techniques of portraying the character of the character and showing the color of sadness - it is precisely because of Hamlet that Shakespeare won the attention of the literary world at that time.
Hamlet is still considered the jewel in the crown of "the highest achievement of Western Renaissance literature".
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"King Lear" tells the story of "the king was chased and killed by two daughters after his abdication, and one daughter rescued him".
Although the historical influence of King Lear is not so vigorous compared to Hamlet, it is not because the show is not good enough, but because it is affected by the order in which the two plays appear.
Known for its deep core, rigorous logic and exquisite art, King Lear continues hamlet's style in terms of creative technique, even more perfect and mature, and to some extent should be said to be Shakespeare's pinnacle work - but at the same time, this play is also one of Shakespeare's most unpopular works.
It is said that Shakespeare once regretted this during his lifetime.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="20" >3.Macbeth is somehow Shakespeare's "masterpiece."</h1>
Macbeth tells the story of "the overthrow of the greedy and vicious king and queen."
Later generations believe that this play is a "watershed" in Shakespeare's creative career, because after the advent of this play, the horizontal quality of Shakespeare's subsequent works has begun to decline, so "Macbeth" is also regarded as its "masterpiece" to some extent.
Of course, this is just an exaggeration.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="23" >4. Othello is one of Shakespeare's most controversial works</h1>
Unlike the other three tragedies, Othello does not tell a royal story, but rather "a man who listens to rumors and kills his innocent wife."
The play did not stir up much waves at the time, but it has caused a lot of controversy in the contemporary era.
Why?
Because the tragedy of "Othello" is rooted in "racial discrimination" and "colonialism", the royal family in the other three tragedies has gradually become a legend in the modern era, but the tragedy told by "Othello" is still not extinct even today.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="33" > conclusion</h1>
Some people say that Shakespeare's four great tragedies, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, are like the four masterpieces in China in the West. However, objectively speaking, in terms of content length, artistic techniques, and the breadth and depth of thought, the gap between the two is still not small.