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Research on the Way Shakespeare Influenced Modern Theater—Taking the Orphan of Zhao by James Fenton as an Example

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Zichang Qiu1, *
1College of Economic and Management, Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710000, China
*Corresponding author. Email: bethqzc@stu.xupt.edu.cn
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Zichang Qiu
Available Online 1 June 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220504.270How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Shakespeare; James Fenton; the orphan of Zhao; Royal Shakespeare Company; Modern theatre
Abstract

As an important part of the world’s drama culture, Shakespeare’s plays have a huge and far-reaching impact on the development of the drama of all countries. It became an important link of culture and communication in the world and a source of inspiration for drama creation. By seeing or reading modern plays, we can easily figure out lots of elements that will remind us of one or some of Shakespeare’s works. The Orphan of Zhao is an ancient Chinese play created in the Ming dynasty about a story that happened in about 591BC, which is also the first introduced and most famous play in the western world. This paper focused on the drama the Orphan of Zhao created by James Fenton for RSC in 2012 and the musical adaptation of it by the Chinese director Xu Jun to analyze the Shakespearean elements in it, to explore the profound influence of Shakespeare’s works on modern and contemporary theatrical works and dramatic adaptations. The paper mainly talked about the female friendships and the songs in both Shakespeareans and Fenton’s adaptation and also the work of these two elements in the play’s construction, story’s development and the theatrical stage representation.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
1 June 2022
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10.2991/assehr.k.220504.270
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220504.270How to use a DOI?
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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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