The relationship between the tragic fate of the characters in the drama "Thunderstorm", social tragedy and character tragedy

The three tragedies are intertwined and reflect each other. "Thunderstorm" extensively absorbs the rationality of the "tragedy of fate" of ancient Greek drama, the "tragedy of character" of Shakespeare's drama, and the "social tragedy" of Ibsen's drama. Factors and influences from Christian culture, American dramatist O'Neill, etc.

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What "Thunderstorm" shows is a great tragedy in life, a cruel trick of fate on people in an unequal society. Zhou Puyuan's authoritarianism, coldness and hypocrisy; Zhou Chong's enthusiasm and simplicity; and Fan Yi's deep and even slightly perverted persistence in love.

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Thunderstorm tells us many "don'ts" through its tragic ending, such as not being able to follow one's will in the pursuit of emotional desires, and not being able to make independent choices in love. You can violate human ethics, you can't give up on the responsibility for tragedy, etc. Because no one's existence is absolutely isolated, this is our common reality.

Zhou Puyuan is the culprit behind all the tragedies in the family. Zhou Puyuan's domineering, selfish, cold and hypocritical character traits, as well as his conflicts with Fanyi, Shi Ping and Dahai, vividly reflect the darkness and evil of old Chinese families, and reflect the complex complexities of semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. Class contradictions reveal the feudal characteristics of the Chinese bourgeoisie. Zhou Puyuan's failure heralded the collapse and demise of the old system.