A Comparative Study of the Causes of the Tragic Love in A Dream of Red Mansions and Wuthering Heights

A Dream of Red Mansions is universally believed to be the most capacious work classical Chinese literature has ever presented, depicting vividly a good number maidens that bear almost every possible charm traditional culture endowed its earlier with. Among all maidens, Lin Dai-yu widely loved and sympathized with, whose shedding tears steadfast love undoubtedly have accounted degree for their love’s tragic feelings. Wuthering Heights comes as cursing surprise Victorian English literature, turns gradually appreciated still cherished relished even today. The story between Catherine Heathcliff it dedicated whole itself can very counterpart Bao-yu, which well founded upon long-term companionship from childhood loyal oaths, only no happy matrimony been gained wished expected. This paper means ambitious novelty, but draw comparison two works stories, trace clue possibly accessible within themselves, compare analyze those picked clues angles social family background personal character. Through such analysis, attempts present clearer perception into similarities differences stories negative roles character heroes heroines played endings.