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Chapter VII Yuan Zaju The Golden Age of Chinese Drama 7.1 The brief introduction to Yuan Zaju What is Zaju? Lyrics set to the northern music were known as Sanqu(散曲), while the operas which used them were Zaju. The formation of Yuan Zaju Yuan drama consists of a single and complete story in four acts aria dialogue stage action dance 7.2 characterization The Role System Male(mo末) Female(dan旦) Villain(jing净) Clown(chou丑) or Za(杂) Male(mo末): zhengmo(正末),fumo(副末), xiaomo(小末), bolao(孛老) Female(dan旦): zhengdan(正旦) chadan(搽旦) or huandan(花旦), xiaodan(小旦) laodan(老旦) Villain(jing净), fujing(副净) Clown(chou丑) or Za(杂 Two groups Romantic figures Social or ethical types Military(武戏) and Civil(文戏) “Military” deals with historical episodes and heroic acts by historical characters. “Civil” plays are concerned with involvement of daily life. 7.3 Structure The Yuan drama is well-knit usually with four acts and also include a Xiezi(楔子) or wedge in the form of a prologue of interlude 7.4 Themes Courtroom Courtroom stories or plays of judgment reversal(平反公案剧):. “The Butterfly Dream” (《蝴蝶梦〉关汉卿) “Flower in the Rear Courtyard”(《后庭花》郑庭玉) “In justice to Dou E”(《窦娥冤〉) “The Riverside Pavilion”(《望江亭》关汉卿) Love The lovers finally got married(有情人终成眷属) The main clue of the plot develops along a set pattern: Feudal moral: marriage should be well-matched in social and economic status(门当户对) and the match should be made by parents’ order and match-maker’s word.(父母之命，媒妁之言) Romance of the Western Chamber(王实甫 《西厢记》) Looking over the Wall(《墙头马上》白朴) A Disembodied Soul (郑光祖 《倩女离魂》) Autumn in the Han Palace (马致远 《汉宫秋》) History Three Kingdom Plays Lord Guan Goes to the Feast with a Single Sword(关汉卿 《关大王单刀会》) Dream of Guan and Zhang on a Journey(《关张双赴西蜀梦〉) The Water Margin Plays Li kui Carries Thorns（《李奎负荆 〉康进之） Yan Qing Bets on a Fish(《燕青博鱼》李文蔚) Ethics Confucianism: Xie Tianxiang, the Courtesan 《谢天香》关汉卿 The Old Man of Dongtang 《东堂老〉秦简夫 Taoism: The Dream of Yellow Millet 《黄粱梦》马致远 Yuey