Is Dragon Babu a tragedy?
Text/Zhang Jiawei
"Dragon Babu" is not only a tragedy, but also a solemn tragedy of ancient Greece. Aristotle has previously concluded that tragedy should trigger the audience's pity for the people in the play and the experience of the impermanence of fate.
In fact, one of the great characteristics that distinguishes ancient Greek tragedy from others is that many times, it is not you who make mistakes, but fate that plays with you. The typical one is that before Oedipus killed his father and married his mother, he didn't know the internal cause at all, so he suffered like this. Who is to blame? Hell.
Talking back to "Tianlong Babu", Mr. Chen Shixiang and Mr. Xia Ji'an summed up eight words: all love is evil, and no one is wronged. Very spot on.
The three protagonists aside, let's analyze from the small characters:
What did Gong Guangjie do wrong? He just obeyed the arrangement of his master Zuo Zimu, and died inexplicably under the hands of Shennong's help, wronged.
What did Zuo Zimu do wrong? He just wanted to be the head of the Infinite Sword in peace, so he was included in the Vulture Palace as a slave, and because of Ye Erniang's strange hobby, his son was almost robbed and wronged.
What did Sikong Xuan do missing? He was driven by the Vulture Palace to occupy Wuliang Mountain, but it happened to be a coincidence with Duan Yu, and he inexplicably gave his life and was wronged.
What did Zhong Ling do wrong? She is a lively girl, in love with Duan Yu, God knows that her mother has a leg with Duan Yu and his father, so she tortured most of the books, wronged.
What did Zhong Ling's father Zhong Wanqiu do wrong? This man is indeed very jealous and has done some shady things, but mainly because his wife is devoted to Duan Zhengchun; In the end, there is still endless pain and injustice in my heart.
What did Yue Laosan do wrong? He is actually a big man, and the more he comes, the more comedic roles he plays, but in order to save Duan Yu, he was killed by the boss he trusted with all his heart, and he was wronged.
What did Ye Erniang miss? Of course, she is very perverted in killing children, but think about the root cause: she herself and Abbot Xuanci had an unromantic love, and the child was stolen by Xiao Yuanshan, and there was nowhere to complain if she was wronged, and finally martyred Xuanci, a sin.
What did Duan Yanqing do wrong? Of course, he is the number one villain in the world, and he does all kinds of evil, but at first it was fate that played tricks on him, making him lose his position as prince and leave him disabled. Where will he sue for his injustice?
What did Mu Wanqing miss? She just fell in love with Duan Yu, and then found out that her mother had a leg with Duan Yu and his father, and when she saw Duan Yu again, Wang Yuyan was born again. Evil.
Qin Hongmian, Gan Baobao, Dao Baifeng, Ruan Xingzhu, and Mrs. Wang, the former women of Duan Zhengchun, all have a hard life, so there is no need to mention it; The children were also picked up by Duan Yu one by one, sin.
Gu Mozhi is actually a genius, great wisdom and wisdom, but he just can't understand it, Duan Yu has teased him that he must be very distressed - in the end, his martial arts are all wasted, and he is enlightened instead. What else can you do but smile wryly?
Ah Bi followed Murong Fu until his death, and did not suffer from any upheaval. Duan Yu admitted, "Each has its own fate, I sympathize with them, and I know that they are not happy and happy?" "Whether it's an enemy or a bad fate, I can't say.
Ah Zhu didn't do anything wrong, but God knew that her father was Duan Zhengchun, and God knew that fate arranged for Xiao Feng to kill Duan Zhengchun, so she had to sacrifice herself. Evil.
Bao is different except for a little mouth damage, in fact, he is very upright, he is a good man, loyal to Murong Fu, and cares for his daughter Bao Buliang very much, he is a good father, but in the end he was beaten to death by Murong Fu with a palm, and when he was dying, he was extremely sad. Injustice.
The love triangle of Zhao Qiansun, Tan Po and Tan Gong has been obsessed with old age, it is a bad fate, but there is no way, because of the inexplicable Xiao Yuanshan incident, they died in this matter.
Bai Shijing is of course hateful, but also pitiful. He always had respect and love for Xiao Feng, refused to be ruthless, and only killed Ma Dayuan, but in the end, he couldn't escape the word erotic and fell in. If it is said to be karma, why not be wronged?
Mrs. Ma Kang Min is of course extremely hateful, one of the culprits, but when she thinks about it, she describes the past by herself, that is, when she was a child, her family was poor and she couldn't compare, so she was extremely possessive, and she would rather ruin it than give it to others. She fell in love with Xiao Feng, and it was also arranged by fate, and as a result, so many tragedies were connected in series. Evil.
Of course, Ah Zi has hatefulness, but she was sent to the Sea of Stars since she was a child, and she was lonely; The first person she fell in love with when she grew up was her brother-in-law. Evil. In the end, she also martyred Xiao Feng.
Of course, You Tanzhi has done a lot of bad things, but he is a young farmer, and he lost his uncle and father inexplicably, which is tragic enough; was tortured by Ah Zi again, because he loved her and became an iron head, and lost his eyes, how could he not be pitied? Didn't you go with Ah Zi in the end?
Hangu Bayou are all affectionate and sexual figures, but because Su Xinghe and Ding Chunqiu were opposed, they were expelled from the division. Are they bitter or not?
The few people of the Xiaoyao faction, Wu Yazi, Li Qiushui and Tianshan Tong's grandmother, from beginning to end, entangled grievances, until death, or "the same smile, everything is empty in the end", the two women fought for a lifetime, but the man liked the third woman. It's all bad fate.
Thirty-six + seventy-two island lord cave master, who became the slave of Tianshan Tong's grandmother, was tragically oppressed by the life and death talisman, was he wronged?
Xiao Yuanshan's newlywed Yan'er was inexplicably killed by his wife because of the conflict between Song and Liao, and he has been incognito for many years. Is he wronged?
Murong Bo was the initiator and engaged in many conspiracies, but he, like Murong Fu, was born with the messy "Dream of Dayan Restoration of the Kingdom", and sacrificed their respective lives for this, are they wronged?
The fate of Abbot Xuanci and Ye Erniang is not much to mention.
Duan Zhengchun certainly caused many tragedies, and his relationship with each woman inspired a bad relationship, but fate also made a mistake, and he found his son and daughter one by one - in the end, the son was not his own. In the end, he died and martyred his evil fate.
Even Yelu Hongji was always dominated by the dream of conquering the world, and was always uneasy by the rebellion of the King of Chu (so he was suspicious of Xiao Feng), so even if Xiao Feng dissuaded him, he still had to continue to march south and imprison him.
Back to the three main characters.
Xuzhu was born without a father or mother, just to be a monk.
In the end, he got a qiē: a gorgeous affair, a princess's wife, power, fame, martial arts, a whole beauty of the Vulture Palace - but what he really wanted, his parents and the life of a monk, were gone. Can't laugh or cry? This is the so-called "can't ask for".
Duan Yu is kind-hearted, and he is also a fool, but in terms of his relationship with Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing, he didn't do anything wrong, just because of a coincidence, he met his sister. In the end, he didn't want to be the emperor, but he was forced by Duan Zhengming to do it; He didn't want martial arts either, and in the end he still had Li. Can't laugh or cry?
Xiao Feng is a man who stands up to the sky from beginning to end. Because of his background, Mrs. Ma's unjust feelings and conspiracy, Song Liao's perennial struggle and prejudice, and his father's help, he lost a qiē, no matter how he struggled, it was useless after all. In the end, he still sacrificed himself for the peace of Song Liao - he himself was the biggest victim of Song Liao's contradictions, but in the end he had to die for it. Could there be a grander tragedy than this? After reading Xiao Feng's fate, he changed Xie Xunlai, and he must drink three buckets and drink: "Thief God!" ”
That's how fate fits. Everyone is powerless, and every relationship is a bad fate. Everyone is in the midst of resentment, love and separation, and can't ask for it, and they are entangled in their own injustices and obstacles, and in the end there is no other way except to die (Xiao Feng, Duan Zhengchun) or let go of enlightenment (Xiao Yuanshan, Murong Bo, Gu Mozhi).
(Here I should take a picture of the waking wood)
This so-called "Tianlong Babu", all living beings are suffering, all sentient beings are evil, the voice and color are impermanent, and the great tragedy is also.
Add a paragraph at the end. The theme song of "Tianlong Babu" was written by Lin Xi. Look at the fate of these people above, and then look at the following paragraph, what is disgust, hatred, love, parting, greed, hatred, and impermanence, all of which are in it.
Laughing at you and I are scheming in vain, and I love to compete for the beauty of the mirror flower
I am afraid that luck will pass away in a blink of an eye, and I am fascinated by greed, hatred, joy and anger
blame you and me for being too greedy for merit and power, and blame the beings on the earth for being too beautiful
Regret the old days too stubbornly swearing, fascinated by joys and sorrows, grievances and jealousy
Ah, reluctant to shine in the world
Ah, I can't escape the comfort of infatuation
Ah, I can't find a hue instead
Ah, I can't figure it out in my life
Swallowing the wind and kissing the rain and burying the sunset, he never hesitated
It is not desperate to deceive the mountains and catch up with the sea and trample the snow trails
The flowers deflect the wine and make the world crazy
With these two eyes and a hundred arms or a thousand hands, you cannot defend against them
The sky is wide and the snow is long, who sails together
The sand was rolling, the water wrinkled, laughing and smiling
greedy for joy for a while, he taught the child to bury him