Violent Writing In Shakespeare’s Plays

There are a lot of violent writing in Shakespeare’s plays.From the point of view of the purpose that the perpetrators want to achieve,the violence in Shakespeare’s plays is mainly manifested as the violence as a means of competing for power and profit,the violence as a means of pursuing justice,and the violence as a source of morbid pleasure.The violent struggle of powerful people for power and profit has resulted in huge internal friction and harmed the interests of the country and the people.Power based on violence will eventually be subverted.Sometimes violence is also used to pursue the goal of justice.In violent revenge,people’s uprising and foreign war,justice demands are contained.But with the development of history,the rationality and legitimacy of violence are more and more limited.Some people can get satisfaction and pleasure from violence,which makes their violence more ferocious.The abnormal violence in Shakespeare’s plays is mainly manifested in sexual violence and morbid revenge,including the vent and release of some secret pressure that the perpetrator bears.The causes of violent writing in Shakespeare’s plays are complicated.On the one hand,violent writing is the internal requirement of drama creation.The theatre audience in the Elizabethan era showed great interest in the violent content presented in the drama.Influenced by Seneca,the Roman playwright,the playwright of this period also showed great enthusiasm for writing violence.Shakespeare entered into the violent writing tradition of drama with a relatively calm and restrained attitude,and realized his creative purpose with the help of moderate violent writing.Shakespeare believed that the style of drama should be balanced with softness,and the content of drama should reflect the social reality and the characteristics of the times.This view of drama also has a certain impact on violent writing.On the other hand,violence writing is the product of complex social and cultural psychology.The primitive warrior spirit and long revenge culture still have a great influence on British society.The value of pursuing wealth and power is eroding British society and people.Shakespeare’s plays truly reflect the violent tendency in social and cultural psychology,and criticize the wrong values.The violent writing in Shakespeare’s plays is of great value.Violence writing has ethical value,which conveys Shakespeare’s dialectical view of violence.On the one hand,violence comes from the fierce conflict between people.The prejudice andinterest opposition in human society may bring about conflict that is difficult to reconcile,and then lead to violence.It is difficult to eliminate violence.People should face up to violence,see the root causes of violence and find solutions.On the other hand,Shakespeare firmly opposed violence,and he hoped that people could build a more harmonious relationship and achieve common development.Violent writing has aesthetic value.First of all,literary works should bring people the enjoyment of beauty.The violent writing in the drama,through revealing people’s desire and suffering,stimulates readers’ intense emotion,and then brings aesthetic pleasure.In the aesthetic enjoyment,readers’ moral and values have been purified and updated.