莎士比亚和汤显祖,前者生于公元1564年,后者生于公元1550年,但难得巧合,东西方这两位戏剧大师,同在公元1616年逝世。莎士比亚出身市民阶层,市民的全部奋斗,就是赚钱。而赚足够多钱的市民,其最高理想,就是成为贵族。这个离开家乡斯特拉特福,来到伦敦谋生的手套匠的儿子,最后终于达到了目的。汤显祖则大不同,出身于书香门第,是地道的读书种子,一生以士大夫自居,抱着达则济人,穷则独善的精神,拒绝苟且,耿介不阿。结果,茕茕兀立,贫寒而终。同是 Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu, the former was born in 1564 AD, the latter was born in 1550 AD, but a rare coincidence, the two masters of the East and the West died in 1616 AD. Shakespeare came from the citizen class, all the people’s struggle, is to make money. The citizens who make enough money for their highest ideal are to become aristocrats. The son of a glove who left his hometown of Stratford and came to London to make a living, finally achieved his goal. Tang Xian Zu is very different, was born in a scholarly family, is an authentic seed of study, his life as a doctor, with Tathagata people, poor spirit of solitude, refused to Gou and Geng mediated. Results, 茕 茕 Wu Li, poor end. as well