| • 壁纸——狮吼记·跪池(程敏、徐云秀) | 2007/01/04 |
《狮吼记》明朝安徽休宁人汪廷讷所撰,全本三十出,本宋人小说类编,借苏东坡赠陈季常听讲佛法诗「忽闻河东狮子吼,拄杖落地心茫然。」附会虚构陈季常惧内的故事,并夸张其妻柳氏的忌妒,为传奇中谐剧之杰作。剧情为眉山书生陈□字季常,其妻柳氏悍妒。陈□以探父友、求功名为名去京城,淹留多日,沉醉歌舞,结识了同乡苏东坡。柳氏在家中闻此事,气极,写信诓陈□回家,说已代他娶下四妾。陈□急急归家,见四妾丑不可看,啼笑皆非,陈□自此只得在家中侍奉妻子。柳氏对他管束益发严厉。东坡被贬黄州,邀陈同去赏花。柳氏疑心同行必有妓女,不允。陈□苦苦哀告,说若有妓女,甘受责罚,柳氏方才放行。柳氏又派苍头去打探,果有妓女。陈回家被罚跪池边。苏东坡放心不下,前来探望,见状颇不平,与柳氏评理,反被柳氏推出门去,陈□亦遭杖责。柳氏以为陈□借朋友之力来压服他,心中气愤,拉他去见官。审判官同情陈□,欲处罚柳氏,却遭到老婆的痛打。告到土地祠,土地公公同情陈□和审判官,又遭到土地娘娘的责打,官司只得作罢。东坡担心陈□无嗣,将侍儿秀英赠给他做妾。陈□只能将秀英置于附近别业中,瞒过柳氏,暗中来往。陈□与东坡等同游赤壁,逾时方归,柳氏遂不许他出门。陈□偷偷溜溜出与秀英相会,被柳氏发觉纳妾之事。柳氏妒火中烧,用绳子系于陈造的脚上,终日监视。陈□求助巫婆,巫婆设计,使柳氏误以为祖宗动怒陈□变作了羊。陈逃出三日后归家。柳氏怕陈□再变作羊,只得同意纳妾。陈□把秀英接回家中。但几天后,柳氏旧病复发,把家中闹得鸡犬不宁,自己也气病了。阎王因柳罪孽太重,差牛头马面摄去生魂,严刑拷打,幸禅师佛印把她度回阳间,放回后,柳氏尽改前非,从此一家和睦。
跪池 - 『恁作恁还受』
「跪池」为《狮吼记》第十一出写陈季常应苏东坡之约,狎妓游春,回来后被柳氏得知,令其长跪池边。适苏东坡来访,见状责柳氏不当,并唆使季常纳妾。柳氏乃斥苏东坡干预家事,怒而逐客。
剧中小生、正旦、老生三人的对手戏,夸张而不落俗,成为此出戏的特色。
The Lioness' Roar
"The Lioness' Roar" is a well-known 30-scene comedy of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It tells the story of a jealous, abusive wife, Liu Shi. Her subdued husband, Chen Jichang, could never take a concubine or even enjoy some happy moments with other women. Chen seeks help up and down, just to find all the guys henpecked, including the judge in a court and the god in a shrine. His final rescue comes from the King of Hell, who puts Liu in the hell and tortures her. Liu changes her behavior after she is released from the hell.
The heroine of this drama, Liu Shi, plays a special role-type in Kunqu theater: the 'sleeves-rolled-up female role' (qiao xiu dan). Throughout the play Liu has her long sleeves, which are used in Kunqu theater to show delicate feelings, rolled up as a demonstration of her perpetually belligerent nature.
Gui Chi (Kneeling by the Pond)
Su Shi invites his friend Chen Jichang to a Spring banquet with beautiful courtesans attending. The revel is discovered by Chen's wife Liu Shi, a very beautiful but extremely jealous and ill-tempered woman. The next day, she scolds Chen and makes him confess his disloyalty. In addition to beating and cursing her husband, she orders him to kneel in the courtyard, by the side of the pond. While Chen is complaining about his misfortune, Su Shi drops by to pay him a visit. When Su Shi sees his friend being punished for having had a good time with him, he feels obliged to rescue Chen from the abusive Liu Shi's grip. He goes to see Liu Shi trying to persuade her to forgive her husband, only to get himself a good beating and insults from the outraged "Lioness"---Liu Shi.


