Module 6: Yuan/Chinese Theatre Flashcards
1
Q
What is the alternative title to “Snow in Midsummer?”
A
The Injustice to Dou E
2
Q
What are the three things Dou E says will happen when she is wrongfully executed?
A
Her blood will defy physics/gravity and splatter onto the white banner behind her; there will be a seven year drought; and it will snow, despite it being in the middle of summer
3
Q
How did the Mongolian invasion affect China’s theatre?
A
The Mongols start the Yuan dynasty and usher in a new age of literature
4
Q
Describe Zaju dramas.
A
Japanese theatre that consisted of four-act plays.
- Each act must have different rhyme scheme & tambre
- Performed by mixed male & female company
