Analysis of the Three Protagonists from Shakespeare’s Three Tragedies Against the Background of Ideological Education in China

Discussion from the EFL Teachers View

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10.2991/978-2-494069-27-5_30How to use a DOI?

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Lear; Othello; Macbeth; Desires

Abstract

Three protagonists are Lear, Othello and Macbeth respectively from the King Lear, Othello and Macbeth by Shakespeare, belonging to the royal family with their shared weakness. Three leading characters have different shortcomings displayed on them. Lear is a flattery lover, Othello is a jealousy lover and Macbeth is an ambition lover. They all become the victims of their own favorite desires. Luckily, they confess and repent over their wrong decisions and actions. Unfortunately, nobody among them escapes the unnatural death finally. The saying “To err is human” means that it’s very hard for people to avoid making mistakes, but it doesn’t mean that human being lack the ability to shunt the gate for severe error due to their own different desires. Despite the objective conditions, a real person never or seldom makes a wrong decision or fatalistic mistake. An awareness to reduce or avoid mistake through improving one’s own qualities (for example, by controlling one’s some certain desire, especially evil desire) is more important to oneself and the people around and even his kingdom or country. In China, EFL teachers have responsibility to introduce Lear, Othello and Macbeth to their students. Facing all kinds of desires, the three characters may teach the students something such as the value of improving their qualities.

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AU  - Xiaojuan Liu
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