On Figures of Comparisons by Animal Words in Macbeth and Their Translation
As the common images,animals are widely used in Shakespeare's dramas through the figures of comparisons such as simile and metaphor. As a result,they have drawn great attention from researchers on Shakespeare's dramas. Macbeth is an epitome of Shakespeare's dramas in which animals play an important part in constructing stories. The differences in English and Chinese cultural traditions and cultural mentality give rise to such a phenomenon: the same animal word in English and Chinese culture stands for different meanings. We should pay more attention to animal words when translating them from English to Chinese.