The Ghost Drama Of The Chuanqi In The Qing Dynasty

Chuanqi has a large number of the ghost dramas in the Q ing Dynasty,covering a wide range of topics.The most important theme of the ghost drama is case in the Yuan Dynasty,and the Ming Dynasty focuses on the theme of marriage.In terms of the ghost drama in the Q ing Dynasty,the most important theme is history.The dramatists use the ghosts to develop intuitive historical criticism and convey the deep sigh of the rise and fall of the times.The marriage theme of the ghost chuanqi in the Q ing Dynasty continuing the creative approach of Tang Xianzu's "Peony Pavilion",become more complicated and diverse.The male ghosts that died for love are special.In addition,the theme of the case,ethical and religious are also more common in the ghost drama of Chuanqi in the Q ing Dynasty.Ghost image is the most typical artistic image in the ghost drama.According to the cause of death and the characteristics of the image,the ghost images in the ghost drama can be roughly divided into four categories of the Q ing Dynasty's Chuanqi.The ghost image of the hero usually filled with the sadness of the failure.Infatuated female ghosts are the pioneers of individual liberation.The ghosts of the civilians who are innocent and suffering are the most realistic,easy to provoke the empathy of the audience,and the ghost of the evil people were arrested have a strong punishment.In terms of plot structure,the ghost drama of Chuanqi in the Q ing Dynasty has a old part and developmental part,and the " judgment in hell" is still a common plot,and at the same time greatly increases the probability of occurrence of the " resurrection " and "become immortal " units.O n the whole,it also shifts from the relatively simple "human-ghost" contrast mode to the "human-ghost-human" or "human-ghost-immortal" mode,which conveys the complete meaning of good and evil.The ghost drama was popular on the stage of the Q ing Dynasty opera.In addition to the Chuanqi,also have the MuLian drama,and the "Q uan Shan Jin Ke" in the court drama.In the performance,in order to reflect the characteristics of the ghosts,the ghost drama of Chuanqi in the Q ing Dynasty often use special subjects such as ghost steps,ghost dances,whirlwinds,also have the special dress up like ghost-veil,mask,accompanied by sound performances and stage scenes.Together,they constitute a wonderful performance of ghost Chuanqi in the Q ing Dynasty.In addition to the unique stage art,the ghost drama of Chuanqi in the Q ing Dynasty have their profound cultural connotations.Under the creative atmosphere of the real history about the drama,the absurd and unreal tradition of Zuo Zhuan provided more inspiration for the dramatists to engage in ghost drama.The concept of karma in religious thought provides a way of thinking that traces the cause and influences the construction of its historical view.Taoist longevity thought is the ideological foundation about resurrection and become immortal in ghost drama,and rituals such as rituals,symbols,and spells are more infiltrated into the performances of ghosts.The public's compensation psychology and social ethics have influenced the overall style of drama Chuanqi in the Q ing Dynasty.