The personal character not only contains what they do, not also contains how to do. So the personal character plays an important role in one’s life. Falstaff is the most famous figure in the Henry Ⅳ and The Merry Wives of Windsor. What are the characters of Falstaff? Because of the diversities of Falstaff’s character, different people hold different views on the character of Falstaff. In order to make people know Falstaff more clearly and objectively, this paper seeks to find out characters of Falstaff from several aspects according to Liu Zaifu’s theory. The first part is to compare King Lear with Falstaff to find out the special character of Falstaff. The second part is to discuss the characters of Falstaff. It is easy to find that there are complication and romanticism and realistic meanings existed in the character of Falstaff. The third part is to find out the causes of shaping the character of Falstaff and get all-side recognition.
Abstract........................................................ I
Key Words ...................................................... I
摘 要 ........................................................ .II
关键词 ......................................................... II
Introduction ................................................... 1
I. Comparison between Falstaff and King Lear.....................3
A. The Character of King Lear....................................3
B. The Falstaff's Ludicrous Traits...............................4
C. The Differences and Similarities in them......................5
Ⅱ. The Several Aspects of Falstaff's Character .................5
A. The Complication of Falstaff's Character..................... 5
B. The Romanticism of the Falstaff's Character.................. 8
C. The Realistic Meanings of Falstaff's Character............... 10
Ⅲ.The Results into Character of Falstaff .......................11
A. The Knight History and Social Background..................... 11
B. Psychological Facto...........................................12
Conclusion ......................................................13
Acknowledgements ............................................... 14
Bibliography ................................................... 15