与古典悲剧相比 ,现代悲剧在表现内容及特征上都发生了变化。古典悲剧往往是写人与神的冲突 ,而现代悲剧则是写人物过去与其所寻找的“归属”的冲突。悲剧的主人公也不再是英雄 ,只是一些平常人 ,他们为实现个人理想进行着不屈不挠的努力。伍尔夫小说正是通过主人公之口 ,道出历代善于思考的人们所探讨的问题。因而 ,从小说的内容及特征的角度上看 ,伍尔夫的小说都具有现代悲剧意识。 Compared with the classical tragedy, the modern tragedy has changed in its content and characteristics. Classical tragedy is often written conflict between man and God, and modern tragedy is written in the past and the character of the “ownership” of the conflict. The protagonists of the tragedy are no longer heroes, but ordinary people who make unrelenting efforts to realize their personal ideals. It is through the mouth of the protagonist that Woolf’s novels reveal the problems discussed by people who are pensive in history. Therefore, from the point of view of the contents and characteristics of the novel, Woolf’s novels have the modern tragedy consciousness.