Take one of Shakespeare's works as an example to talk about its creative characteristics.

the humiliation of lucretius is an early work of Shakespeare, and it can also be said that it is one of the poet's famous works. According to Qiu Kean's Chronicle of Shakespeare, this poem was written in 1593 [2] (P133). At that time, Shakespeare was a rookie, and his reputation as a dramatist had not yet been fully established. In order to climb up to the nobility, receive support and win appreciation, Shakespeare wrote two long poems, Venus and Adonis and The Disgrace of Lucretius, to the young aristocrat at that time-The Earl of Southampton. These two long poems spread like wildfire at that time, were widely read and had a great influence. When Shakespeare was alive, various versions of this poem were printed as many as ten times, which shows its popularity. With the passage of time, literary historians have paid more and more attention to the humiliation of Lucretius, and the higher their evaluation is. Britten, a famous modern British composer, even wrote this long poem into an opera.

The Story of the Humiliation of Lucretius tells the story that in 59 BC, the Roman prince Tacun raped Lucretius, the virtuous wife of his subordinate Clattin. Unbearable, Lukelis told her husband and father the truth, called for revenge, and then committed suicide in anger. In terms of ideological and artistic connotation, most literary historians think that "The Disgrace of Lucretius" is slightly better than "Venus and Adonis". There is no doubt that they all have some similarities with Shakespeare's early works. The detailed description of the criminal process, the intense exaggeration of the horror atmosphere and the extreme poverty in The Story of the Humiliation of Lucretius reached its peak, which was full of sensory stimulation and sensational effect, which was probably one of the reasons for its popularity at that time.

The theme and artistic technique of The Disgrace of Lucretius are closely related to Venus and Adonis, Romeo and Juliet and other early works. They all told the same kind of story: a very beautiful and fragile woman (or man) was swallowed up and destroyed by some evil, barbaric, blind and terrible force. Lu Xun said, "Tragedy destroys the valuable things in life for people to see" ("Re-discussion on the Fall of the Leifeng Tower") [3] (P192). The humiliation of Lucretius is such a tragedy. The beautiful and virtuous Lukelis is swallowed up and destroyed by Takun's evil animal desire. If human nature is half an angel and half a devil, then Lucretius is an angel in human nature and Takun is a devil in human nature. This poem focuses on the excavation of the dark side of human nature. It reveals how people's greedy carnal desires become cruel and savage beasts. The sharp conflict and opposition between human nature and animal nature, light and darkness, and good and evil are the basic themes of "The Disgrace of Lucretius". In fact, the plot of the story itself is not complicated, and the development of the event is concise and clear. However, the book "The Disgrace of Lucretius" has written 1855 lines magnificently, describing various scenes, details, dialogues and psychology of characters in detail. Shakespeare really tried his best to mobilize all artistic means. All kinds of images in the poem are like bricks and stones that make up the whole building, which is worth pondering and appreciating. Here, images, like the "theme" in music (such as the "dominant motivation" in Wagner's opera), appear again and again, intertwined with each other and form an organic whole of the poetic text. The images in The Disgrace of Lucretius mainly fall into the following categories: (1) the image of flame; (2) Symbolic images of red (rose) and white (lily); (3) Contrast images of light and darkness; (4) Military images of war and slaughter; (5) Images of animals and nature. The use of images in this poem goes far beyond this, but the five types of images are the most frequently used, prominent and effective.