复仇一直是文学着重刻画的母题之一,因为中西文化的差异,中西作家所塑造的复仇形象也有所不同。美狄亚与曹七巧是两个具有复仇情绪的女性悲剧形象,美狄亚的激情与高傲导致其选择杀子进行复仇,七巧由于缺乏正常的爱情生活而把自己的压抑施加于儿女身上。一个杀子,一个折磨儿女,两者不同的情绪释放方式反映了中西不同的文化背景。 Revenge has always been one of the motifs of the literary emphasis. Because of the differences between Chinese and Western cultures, the revenge images shaped by Chinese and Western writers are also different. Medea and Cao Qiao are two female tragedies with vengeance. Medea’s passion and arrogance lead him to choose revengeful revenge. Qiqiao represses his depression by lack of normal love life. A killing child, a tortured child, the two different ways of emotional release reflects the different cultural backgrounds of China and the West.