悲剧和悲剧理论都源于西方，将西方的悲剧和悲剧理论引人中国还是近代的事。王国维最早援引西方的悲剧理论研究中国文学，他认为中国国民精神是乐天性的，文学也着上了乐天色彩，故而中国文学缺乏悲剧。胡适则更为尖锐的指出，中国戏剧的“团圆迷信”是闭着眼睛不肯看天下的悲 Both the tragedy theory and the tragedy theory originate from the West and introduce the western tragedy and tragedy theory to China or modern times. Wang Guowei first quoted the tragedy theory of the West to study Chinese literature. He believed that the Chinese national spirit is optimistic and that literature is also on the rise. Therefore, there is a lack of tragedy in Chinese literature. Hu Shi pointed out even more sharply that the “reverie and superstition” in Chinese drama is the sadness of refusing to see the world with his eyes closed