What is the outline of The West Chamber?

Zhang Sheng met Miss Guo Xiang Cui Yingying in Pujiu Temple and fell in love at first sight. It happened that Sun Feihu, a rebel, led troops around the temple, making Suo Yingying Mrs. Zhazhai. In Cui's mother's mouth, he got married, and with the help of his friend General White Horse, he lifted the crisis.

Unexpectedly, Cui's mother reneged on her marriage and Zhang was lovesick. Yingying loves Zhang Sheng, not a positive confession; After many twists and turns, with the help of the matchmaker, Yingying finally went to Zhang Sheng's residence for a private meeting. Mother Cui sensed the signs and tortured the matchmaker. On the contrary, the matchmaker hit the nail on the head and reluctantly agreed to the marriage, but on the grounds of family status, Zhang Sheng immediately went to Beijing to take the exam.

After seeing off Shili Pavilion, Zhang Sheng went to Beijing to win the championship. Zheng Heng took the opportunity to fabricate a lie, saying that Zhang Sheng married another woman in Beijing, and the old lady refused to remarry, asking Yingying to marry Zheng Heng. Upon arrival, he was killed and Cui married Zhang.

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Cui Yingying's "Romance of the West Chamber" puts forward the idea of "All shall be well, jack shall have Jill", which has a more distinct theme of anti-feudal ethics and anti-feudal marriage system.

First of all, Cui Yingying's Romance of the West Chamber praised the marriage based on love, and denied the traditional way of marriage in feudal society. As a Miss Guo Xiang, Yingying falls in love with a scholar who has lost both books and swords, which, to a great extent, violates the standard of choosing a spouse based on family status, property and power.

Yingying and Zhang Sheng have actually put their love above fame and fortune. Zhang Sheng "stayed in Pudong" for Yingying, instead of rushing to the exam; For love, he almost lost his life several times until he was forced to take an exam in Beijing. After winning, he is still "dreaming of leaving Pudong Road".

Cui Yingying's "The West Chamber" is also a happy ending, but the whole play runs through the idea of valuing emotion over fame, which shows the progress of Wang Shifu's thought.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Cui Yingying is waiting for the moon in the west wing.