The Choice of Jurisprudence and Human Relationship——On the Tragic Implication and Aesthetic Value of the Kunqu Opera Bai Luo Shan

摘要

Bai Luo Shan(白罗衫)is called“Hamlet”in Chinese opera.Bai Luo Shan was originally a legend written by anonymous people in the Ming Dynasty.It is based on the novel Warning the World·Su Zhi Xian Luo Shan Zai He(警世通言·苏知县罗衫再合),Which tells the story of Sun Yun,which occupies a place in the history of opera and performance.Since the Tang Dynasty,the story of Bai Luo Shan has been widely known among the people,and it has been adpated into a script by a variety of operas.Among them,the Kunqu Opera version of Bai Luo Shan dealing with the protagonist’s dilemma in the face of jurispudence and human relationship shows the contradiction of human nature,strengthens the tragic meaning of the theme,and embodies the unique aesthetic value.