Why is the status of ancient opera actors so low?

Because in ancient times, opera actors have always been regarded as a group of people with very low standards.

Why is the status of ancient opera actors so low? There are two main reasons for the low status of ancient actors: first, they want to show their faces, so in conservative ancient times, people who are willing to be actors are poor, at the bottom of society, and their status is already very humble. Secondly, in ancient times, these actors were not allowed to marry civilians and people above them, which means that marriage can't change their fate, and actors will never turn over and stay at the bottom of society forever. In ancient China, China traditional drama was one of the daily entertainments of dignitaries. However, actors who sing for dignitaries, no matter how skilled, can hardly win the respect of others. In ancient China, players were once considered prostitutes and handmaids.

In ancient society, actors had no freedom of life. It will also be bought and sold as an object by powerful people. In ancient times, it was even forbidden for outsiders to marry actors, otherwise they would be punished, which shows the low status of actors in ancient China society. In ancient times, there were no more than two kinds of people who became actors. One is born, the other is acting for a living. For these two kinds of people, if they want to live, they have to paint and laugh. In ancient times, for many actors, their job was not just to perform. The actress showed herself publicly in public, but was secretly begged by others. Actors give up male bodies and draw their own faces, not to mention serving the same sex.

It was not until the Republic of China that it improved. On the one hand, with the development of civilization, people can see the hidden value of opera. Many great artists, such as Mei Lanfang, not only repositioned the image of China traditional opera in China, but even brought it abroad. When people feel the culture and many values from China's traditional dramas, the concept of national quintessence comes into being. When people redefine opera and give it a new attitude, we can put aside some old ideas and study the value of opera only from the culture itself.

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