In fact, from Wang Defu's own point of view, "The Legend of the West Chamber" obviously has serious shortcomings in the plot, because its plot is too cliché, and the ending does not seem to have tension.

Wang Defu's overall evaluation of "The Legend of the West Chamber" is that it is the ultimate in gorgeous literary style, the culmination of temperament and writing, and the best in the world. Every word can be lyrical and colored. The rhythm fills the paper, and the board resounds through the edge of the book. When you are proud, you chant the wind and the moon, you look for joy all night, and when you are frustrated, you pound the pillow and beat the bed, and you are sad. Dramatic conflicts are unusual, and the victor is also resigned.

In addition, the male and female protagonists of Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying are not very likable, and they are particularly facial.

The relationship between the two is not so much love, but rather a dog man and woman who look at each other, Zhang Sheng always gives people a very frivolous pervert feeling, and Cui Yingying is naturally a fake and serious lady......

But there is one thing that "The Legend of the West Chamber" is indeed very good, that is, its writing is gorgeous enough, and it can be said that it is a bit violent to use such a writing to write such a cliché story.

It is the role of the matchmaker, Wang Defu feels that it is very interesting to write alive, she represents a healthy life, full of vitality, and is full of self-confidence because of this.

Therefore, this little slave is always in a condescending position, no matter Zhang Sheng's sourness, Yingying's hypocrisy, or the old lady's stubbornness and arrogance, she can't escape her sarcasm, sarcasm and even stern refutation.

She is not bound by any dogma, and anything in the world can become a truth in her favor. Therefore, her Taoist vocabulary is used the most, one moment to talk about "ceremony", one moment to talk about "letter", Zhou Gong Confucius and Meng, the head is the Tao, but all for their own use.

Although this character image has some idealized elements, it also has a certain degree of reality. She reflects the attitude of life in the market society, and the market characters are less bound by traditional dogma, and their choices of various "truths" are more based on practical interests.

Although in the eyes of Wang Defu, "The Legend of the West Chamber" has such and such shortcomings, in the eyes of readers in this world, it can cover up all the flaws with the "original poems" in it!

Some newspapers and magazines, which are already very literary, directly copied out the classical poems in "The Legend of the West Chamber" and presented them to all readers, which is simply telling readers in an all-round way how awesome Wang Defu's ancient poetry literacy is!

Anyway, those who were still questioning Wang Defu, a genius writer who is very good at engaging in new culture, are old-style literati who have little talent in the field of traditional Chinese studies, and at this time they are all confused by a work like "The Legend of the West Chamber", and they don't know how to describe the shock in their hearts!

As for those critics who like to interpret Wang Defu's works, of course, they have also taken action, among which there is a writer and critic who is already interested in classics, he is a friend of Mei Xiaoyu's father Mei Shengwei, he commented on "The Legend of the West Chamber" -

"Wang Defu put forward the proposition of 'May there be lovers in the world who will eventually become dependents', with a more distinct theme of anti-feudal etiquette and feudal marriage system, and using classical drama to promote new culture, which is Wang Defu's excellence!"

While directly defining "The Legend of the West Chamber" as an anti-feudal progressive work, this writer also specifically interpreted a wave, which is basically a typical "I know the article better than the author" style.

First of all, he said, "The Legend of the West Chamber" celebrates love-based unions and denies the traditional marriage methods of feudal society.

As Miss Xiangguo, Yingying and the scholar who are flying with swords fall in love, to a large extent, it is a violation of the criteria for choosing a mate based on the conditions of family, property and power.

Yingying and Zhang Sheng always pursue sincere feelings.

They were originally devoted to each other's talents, and after a series of events such as joint chanting, temple police, listening to the qin, getting married, and forced tests, their emotional content was also richer, and what dominated here was a sincere and spiritual relationship.

Secondly, Yingying and Zhang Sheng have actually put love above fame and fortune. Zhang Sheng "stayed in Pudong" for Yingying and did not go to the exam; For love, he almost lost his life several times, until he was forced to enter Beijing to take the exam, and after he got it, he still "dreamed of his soul and never left Pudong Road".

Yingying told Zhang Sheng when she said goodbye in the long pavilion, "If you get an official in this trip, you will come back quickly", she does not value fame, and thinks that "but if you have a lotus, you will be as strong as the champion and the first"; Even when the news of Zhang Sheng's high school came, she didn't think she was happy and added symptoms.

Although "The Legend of the West Chamber" also ends with the reunion ending of success and fame and the final marriage of lovers, the whole play runs through the idea of valuing love and ignoring fame, showing the progressiveness of Wang Defu's thoughts.

I have to admit that Mei Shengwei's friend is really sparing no effort to praise Wang Defu and "The Legend of the West Chamber", on the one hand, because he does have a good relationship with Mei Shengwei, and on the other hand, of course, he thinks that this classical drama is really good, plus now "The Legend of the West Chamber" is still a hot spot at the moment, and it is sought after by various media, and he also wants to take the opportunity to gain a wave of fame.

His interpretation is also a relatively broad interpretation, and has been echoed by many critics, and some critics have made various additions on this basis.

Some people said that "The Legend of the West Chamber" is usually evaluated as an "anti-feudal etiquette" work, which is certainly good. But at the same time, it also has a remarkable feature, that is, Wang Defu rarely writes from the conflict of concepts, but directly cuts into life itself, to depict the desire of young men and women for free love, the irrepressible and legitimate and reasonable love of love and desire, and the conflict between young people's desire for life and the will of parents out of snobbery.

There are many places in "The Legend of the West Chamber" that are very straightforward and even presumptuous to express men's natural desire and admiration for beautiful women, as well as women's natural response to this longing.

There is not and does not need much deep thought, but it is a bold expression of the love and joy at first sight between young men and women based on the natural nature of the characters, which resonates with the reader or the viewer.

After some hardships and twists and turns, Wang Defu gave a kind of psychological satisfaction to the people who are still living in depression with his victory on the stage. Although this victory had to be completed at the cost of the compromise and dissolution of the contradictions between the two sides of the conflict in the play, and the old reunion model of the male protagonist Zhongjin Shi and then getting married, after all, it was to publicize the power of suppressed emotions and desires, and to express the good wish of "May there be lovers in the world who will eventually become married"; Thus a powerful blow was given to some aspects of feudal moral dogma.

"The Legend of the West Chamber" presents a beautiful love story with a high artistic level, which makes it particularly moving.