Abstract: Butterfly Lovers and Romeo and Juliet are classical Chinese and Western literary works respectively and they are typical representatives of odes to love of youngsters. In both of these two masterpieces, the main characters struggle between feudal forces and ideal love and finally sacrifice themselves for their love. Despite the obvious similarities between the two works, it is found that there are many differences as well, i.e., the different characteristics of the protagonists, love patterns, forms of revolt and endings of their tragedies. Causes of these differences may trace back to the cultural distinctions between the ancient Chinese and Western societies.
Key words: Butterfly Lovers; Romeo and Juliet; similarities; differences
摘要：《梁山伯与祝英台》和《罗密欧与朱丽叶》是中西方文学作品的经典之作，这两部作品同是对青年之间爱的颂歌。在这两部作品中，主人公挣扎于封建势力和理想爱情之间，并且最终殉情而死。尽管这两部作品有其相似之处，但其中也还是有很多差异，例如不同的人物性格特征、爱的模式的不同、反抗方式的不同以及最终悲剧间的差异。对于造成这些差异的原因，可以追溯到古代中国与西方社会间的差异。
关键词: 《梁山伯与祝英台》;《罗密欧与朱丽叶》;相似点；差异
