Humor and Dialogue to Create Emotion as Theme of Song-Yuan Theater

Summary of the Song-Yuan Theater
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Summary of the Song-Yuan Theater
It was during the Yuan dynasty when culture and art became a reflection of ethnicity, culture, and the arts. During this time, the Mongol rulers started theater and that is how the Yuan dynasty experienced the golden age of Chinese theater. The variety of play was found in the period of the zaju. The variety of the play placed emphasis on humor and dialogue to create emotion.
During this period, the characters in a play were more than 2 already and the plot was incorporated with vocal music accompanied by instruments. A lot of emotion can be felt upon h...