ABSTRACT
This paper first analyzes some women images in Shakespeare’s main comedies, on such basis, it concludes the common features of the series of those rich female imagery in Shakespeare’s comedies. It affirms women’s wisdom; eulogize the virtues of women; and praise the courage of not fear for violence and the spirit of pursuing their ideals. The paper also explores the life principles and the pursuit of ideals of new humanist that reflected on them. They are the models of humanism. At the end of this paper, it points out the profound influence of the political and economical backgrounds and the thoughts of humanism of the Renaissance period on the society as well as on Shakespeare at that time, that is, the society under the rule of Elizabeth I and the people-centered social thoughts.
Keywords：Shakespeare; comedies; imagery; common feature; backgrounds
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. The common features of the females in shakespeare’s comedies 2
2.1 External beauty 2
2.2 Internal beauty 2
2.3 Round personality 4
3. Reasons of shaping those female images 6
3.1 Backgrounds 6
3.2 Symbol meaning of those female images 11
4. Conclusion 13
Acknowledgements 14
References 15
