A Semiotic Analysis of the Characters in The Immoral Trial

• Main Authors: Li, Tso-Wen, 李佐文
• Other Authors: Liu, Chin-Li
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/5jjng6

碩士 === 國立臺灣藝術大學 === 戲劇學系 === 102 === Produced by National Taiwan University of Arts in 2012, and directed by Shu-Zong Hao, the musical "Immorality Trial", won two major awards in the Shanghai International Theater Festival: "Chinese Drama Playwright Star Award" and "Award For Outstanding Repertoire", and have caused a sensation in Shanghai theater. In this study, the "Immorality Trials" will be elaborated from the perspective of semiotics. This study attempts to analyze author’s distinguished portrayal of the characters with an emphasis on their symbolic meaning, regarding semiotics. Semiology in terms of Roland Barthes constitutes the theoretical framework of my study. I will apply his analytical method of signs to my text to reveal the narrative structure. Moreover, I manage to explore the social problems and the absurd judiciary system that the author highlights in the text. The problematic involving humanity along with the significance the symbols convey will be treated altogether to shed more light on the thematic matter of “Immortal Trials”.