The Study Of The Figure Of Yuan Wai In The Yuan OPera

Yuan Wai,a kind of the figures in the opera of Yuan Dynasty,has two characteristics:one is nature of the merchants,the other is the nature of local squires.Statistically,there are 35 plays related to the image of Yuan Wai,and the extant scripts of the opera of Yuan Dynasty are about 150 plays.That is to say,there are 20 percents plays about the image of Yuan Wai.The large proportion of the image not only reappear the real Yuan Wai in Yuan Dynasty,but also help the plot setting in the play.Playwright's attention and portrayal of the image of Yuan Wai reflect that Yuan Wai play an important role in the society of Yuan Dynasty.From the extant scripts of the opera of Yuan Dynasty,the paper combs the works which related to the image of Yuan Wai and interprets it.There are three parts in this paper: the generality image of Yuan Wai?the cause of the image?the image of Yuan Wai on stage.The part of introduction consists of the current situation?the meaning and the recent development trend of the study the image of Yuan Wai.Chapter one is the generality the image of Yuan Wai.Firstly,explain the origin of the image of Yuan Wai.Secondly,definite what Yuan Wai is in the opera of Yuan Dynasty.Thirdly,classify the images of Yuan Wai into two types: the Yuan Wai who is defined by their morality.And the Yuan Wai who indulges in religion beyond the morality.Chapter two is the cause of the figures of Yuan Wai.First,in the perspective of economy,discuss the development the domicile of the real Yuan Wai and their means of subsistence in Yuan Dynasty.Then,at the point of the ideology and culture,interpret the Confucian style and the religions thought by analyzing the images of Yuan Wai in the opera of Yuan Dynasty.Next,in the view of the playwrights themselves,explore the inner world of them by reading the text.Finally,in the perspective of the audience of the opera of Yuan Dynasty,the aesthetic demands of them is the market demands of all kinds of images of Yuan Wai.Chapter three is the image of Yuan Wai on stage.This parts focus on two ways of the image of Yuan Wai's role play.One is Zheng Mo;the other is Jing.The phenomenon that the image of Yuan Wai who is played by Zheng Mo implied its important action in Yuan opera.Moreover,the image of Yuan Wai which are played by Jing could amuse the audience much.(Jing:“painted face”,a character type in the opera of Yuan Dynasty.)And the comedy effect and the educating function.The part of the conclusion concludes the key points of the paper and state the academic value,and then rethink the shortage and outlook the later research.