Abstract

By interpreting William Shakespeare’s sonnets, this essay explores his bisexual complex from three aspects. To begin with, it discusses the creation background of Shakespeare’s sonnets, which is of important significance for exploring Shakespeare’s sexual orientation. In addition, by analyzing of Shakespeare’s attitudes and changes of emotion toward two major characters in his sonnets, the thesis proves that he has bisexual complex actually. Finally, according to the definition of bisexual complex, the thesis analyzes the main feature of Shakespeare’s bisexual complex. The above research is instructive to the understanding of Shakespeare’s other literary work.

    Key Words: bisexual complex; Shakespeare; sonnet; love

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1 Introduction.1

2 The creation background of William Shakespeare’s Sonnets.1

2.1 The social background. 1

 2.2 The emotive background2

3 The relationship between William Shakespeare and Fair Lord 3

3.1 The persuasion of fertility for Fair Lord 3

3.2 The praise of appearance for Fair Lord4

3.3 The transition of the poet’s emotion and contradictions.5 

4 The relationship between William Shakespeare and Dark Lady.7

5 The definition of bisexual complex.8

5.1 The history of bisexually.8

 5.2 The concept of bisexually.9

 5.3 The main feature of William Shakespeare complex bisexual9

6 Relevant materials of William Shakespeare’s bisexual complex.10

7 Conclusion.11

References .12