Wednesday, February 8, 2012

“The Romance Of The Western Chamber”- Cultural and Educational




              Wang Shifu’s new play “The Romance Of The Western Chamber” is finally out! “Chinas most popular love comedy” and “lover’s bible” has struck light. Already people are going crazy and tickets are getting sold out. “The Romance Of The Western Chamber” is great for spreading culture all around the nation and other countries.
            Wang Shifu’s “The Romance Of The Western Chamber” Inherits language arts of Tang and Song poems and it “absorbs folk language of all time.” Also, the fact that the girl’s mother in this story is very cultural will give others better ideas of society. This shows that “The Romance Of The Western Chamber” is spreading culture all around because it is involved in not just the Yuan Dynasty but also different ones like the Song and Tang. Second, young adults and teenagers are greatly interested in these types of poems and stories. It is known that people are more interested in drama and love scenes rather than other educational purposes. Having young people enjoy these types of plays or Wang Shifu’s play it will have a greater risk of more people talking about it. And having more people talking about it and it’s culture in the story will have others that have not seen it have a better understanding of life. Lastly, since this play was greatly popular and have much culture, it would influence other popular play writes/ puppeteers to do thing like it. To have more young people be interested in it and spread what they learned to others.
            In the Ming Dynasty the play was considered “morally corrupting and dangerous.” But, the thing about that was that it’s life. The viewers were bound to know about the love affections sooner or later. It is still considered educational but entertaining.
            In conclusion, Wang Shifu’s new play “The Romance Of The Western Chamber” was an educational, entertaining, and cultural story about two young lovers showing their passion for each other in a creative and artistic manner. 

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