Circle of Life——Symbolism in The Winters Tale.pdf

. C i祀l e of L ief . 英 瑙咨J 一方 YI N G y U G 口AN G J AI O C ir Cl e o f L ief — Symbolism in The w inter ，s Tla e 李潇雨( 北京航空航天大学外语 系 北京 01 00 3 ) Abs tract : hT is essay tri es to illustrta e w inter ’s Tale ’s symbolic meani雌 about human lief . lt dra ws conclusion that Shakesperae ’s plan is to combine the naturla ur le of seasonla cycle wi th the lief circ le of human wo rl d. Key wor ds: Shakespeare hT e w inter ’s Tale c irc le The overa ll style of rta gi一comedy shakespeare here adopted in lief : birt h，bloom，maturi ty and decline. At the height of in w inte r ’s Tale was a 盯bnI ol of his view uPon ht e af te of hu- sPl endor na d Pwoe r，il ef beig ns to of se its vigour，na d then even- man being. If we loko aro und into our human lief ，we wo uld re al- tulla y one day，a 即st of unme 比iuf l wind weeps all vitaliyt away ize thta ht ere is no perm anent ef licity or mise可in each individ- na d tums the no ce pro spero us worl d to a bleak wasteland. How- ula ’s lief . More over ，even in the suPerif cila ef licity one can ’t ever ，under ht e cover Of dilaPidation new lives re surre ct. hT ey avoid all kinds of distubr ing tri via. continuously ca cumulate their st肥ntgh until they bre ak thro ugh hT is theore m of hunma worl d is peref ctly embodied in it · ht e dura nce Of winte r na d ht us begin another cycle. hT e entire 晚ontes ’ef 功ciuo s ca ti on bri ngs Sicilia a of ri om winter ，but the cycle is a neve 卜ending moveme nt. tragedy doesn ’t me na ba solute ball yhack. hT e re tum of Perd it