Role-playing Games in David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly

黃哲倫《蝴蝶君》的角色扮演遊戲

林世君(Shih-Chun Lin)

《新竹教育大學人文社會學報》 4卷2期 (2011/09) Pp. 81-109

https://doi.org/10.29895/ATFSAS.201109.0003

摘要

本文針對黃哲倫《蝴蝶君》的角色扮演遊戲進行分析，探討劇中主角如何扮演多重角色來拆解劇場幻象。當二位主角揭穿其層層假面具的同時，劇中主角對東西方和男女的誤解也一併被揭露。劇終，宋始終無法認清他／她在現實和其面具間的差異；加利瑪則未能忍受面具下的謊言，而選擇以新的角色扮演來結束生命。

關鍵字

角色扮演 ； 後設戲劇 ； 身份認同 ； 面具

並列摘要

This paper examines the role-playing games presented in David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly. First, the idea of ”seeing double” in metatheater is studied. Then, the role-playing games the two protagonists construct in M. Butterfly are carefully analyzed. I found that both Gallimard and Song mask themselves and role-play accordingly. In Gallimard's game, he self-consciously plays several roles: an actor, a spectator, and a narrator. His multiple roles create layers of ”seeing double” and successfully break the theatrical illusion. While Gallimard shifts among the roles, Song acts out several roles which s/he purposely and consciously identifies with. In addition, both of them also try to role-play in life. The difference is that Song role-plays consciously while Gallimard unconsciously self-deludes himself in his mask of Pinkerton, the wicked West in the story of Madame Butterfly. In the end, Song fails to acknowledge the incongruities between her/his masks and the reality. Gallimard cannot stand the lies hiding behind his lover's mask and chooses to end his life in a new mask.

並列關鍵字

role-playing within the roles ； metatheatre ； identity ； mask

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