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- Title: Comparison of Cross Dressing in the Twelfth Night and Yi Zhong Yuan/ Comparison Du Travertisme Dans la Nuit des Rois Et Yi Zhong Yuan (Essay)
- Author : Cross-Cultural Communication
- Release Date : January 31, 2009
- Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 95 KB
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Cross dressing is a very interesting phenomenon in plays, which means women in men's attires or vice versa. It can be found both in Chinese and western traditions, which is adopted by playwrights to create intriguing plots to arouse the interest of the audience and entertain them. However, for cross dressing involves the transformation of the characters' gender identities, the study of cross dressing entails an investigation of gender issues from both cultures and the similarities and differences between them. This essay will discuss the special phenomenon of women characters in men's attires in The Twelfth Night written by Shakespeare from England and Yi Zhong Yuan (The Desired Ideal Matches) written by Li Yu from China, from the perspective of gender identity in Chinese and western cultures. 1. INTRODUCTION: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE TWO PLAYS
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