中西悲剧在悲剧冲突选择上的差异

On the Differences in Choosing Tragedy Conflicts Between Chinese and Western Tragedies

中西悲剧最根本的不同就是选择悲剧人物和悲剧冲突的不同。中国悲剧的悲剧冲突主要表现在外在的正义力量战胜邪恶势力的过程中,西方悲剧的悲剧冲突则主要表现在内在的人性善战胜人性恶的过程中。中西悲剧的悲剧冲突的解决却是相当一致的。这就是它们都追求历史的进步与道德的进步的统一。因为中西悲剧的悲剧人物不同,中国悲剧的悲剧人物是完美的,所以中国悲剧是通过否定和拒绝邪恶势力来完成这个统一的,而西方悲剧的悲剧人物是有缺陷的,所以西方悲剧是通过否定人自身的缺陷和罪过来完成这个统一的。

The main differences between Chinese and western tragedies lie in choosing tragic characters and conflicts. The tragedy conflicts of Chinese tragedies are mainly manifested in the process of external just powers defeating evil forces while those of western tragedies are mainly expressed in internal kind human nature overcoming internal evil human nature. The solutions to these conflicts are, however, rather identical--the pursuit of the unity of historical and moral progress. Because the tragic characters in Chinese tragedies are perfect, Chinese tragedies realize the unity by negating and rejecting evil forces while those in western tragedies are defective, western tragedies realize the unity by negating people's own defects and guilts.