Comparative study reveals similarities in ethics, culture, and aesthetics of comedies from East and West, indicating deeper connections between them.
Shakespeare's comedy and Guan Hanqing's comedy represent the highest achievements in Western and Eastern comedy creation, respectively. Although the social soil and cultural genes are different, Shakespeare's comedy and Guan Hanqing's comedy not only demonstrate their uniqueness, but also astonishingly showcase similarities in ethical function, cultural function, aesthetic pursuit, and human care, etc. A comparative study of the comedies of Shakespeare and Guan Hanqing is of great significance.
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