莎士比亚和汤显祖处于相似的社会背景--新思想冲击就封建制度,人文主义思想努力冲破旧观念的束缚,莎氏和汤氏作为人文主义的推动者,在他们的作品中重新诠释了父权意识:这些父亲都要操纵孩子的命运,但他们并不是冷冰冰的反面角色,他们也表现出对孩子真挚的感情。 Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu are in a similar social background. With the impact of new ideas on the feudal system and the humanistic thoughts striving to break the shackles of the old concepts, Shakespeare and Tang as humanist promoters reinterpreted patriarchy in their works : These dads have to manipulate their children’s destinies, but they are not the opposite of the cold, they also show their sincere feelings towards their children.