When HAMLET meets PEKING OPERA I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet.As a high school student with English literature as one of my main subjects，I have to!Shakespeare's Hamlet is probably the most important play by the most important writer in English.Almost everybody knows "To be，or not to be"，right？Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times，I was full of confidence - until the Peking Opera came to town!
Dating back to the 18th century，Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history.Does this mean it's easier than a Shakespeare play to understand？To find out the answer，I just had to go and see The Revenge of Prince Zidan - the Peking Opera version of Hamlet.
Starting with an orchestra（管弦樂隊）playing traditional Chinese instruments，the opera brought a completely new sound to my Western ears.At first，I thought what I heard was a violin，but later I learnt that it was an instrument with two strings called jinghu.Then，seeing the main characters come on stage，I was surprised!The costumes and masks were amazing.The performers of course sang in Chinese，but the music，unbelievable movements and mime（啞?。﹉elped get the meanings across to the audience.The voices themselves sounded really unique - some of the female voices were so high that I was sure they could break glass!And the stage was really simple：a decorated whip（鞭子）stood for a horse，and a screen with Chinese characters，a study.Using such techniques，the opera had turned a small stage into the whole universe.
Easily my favorite part of the show was how the characters moved on stage.I had never seen Prince Hamlet do a backflip before!That was simply incredible.It was so impressive and energetic that I wasn't sure if the characters were performers or athletes!Everyone was clapping.
Before experiencing The Revenge of Prince Zidan，I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it.But，in fact，I was on the edge of my seat!Feeling the strong emotions of love，anger，fear and grief in the performance，I could easily recognize the theme of Hamlet.So，if you want to see a show that combines music，singing，drama，poetry and costume design with dramatic effect，The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes!
| The Revenge of Prince Zidan | Before the performance | He was very confident that he could understand Peking Opera（2） easily easily ，because he knows Shakespeare's works so well. |
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He was surprised because： A.the costumes and masks were amazing； B.The voices sounded really unique - some of the female voices were （3） able able to break glass；C.The stage was simply designed； D.The movements of the characters were impossible（4） incredibility incredibility . |
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| After the performance | He was impressed with mixed feelings of love，fear，sadness and（5） anger anger . |
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【考點】人與自我．
【答案】easily；During；able；incredibility；anger
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