《西厢记》中红娘的角色功能

On the Function of Hongniang in The Western Wing

王实甫《西厢记》中的红娘是古典戏曲中颇具特色的丫环形象。作为一个机警聪慧、善良热心的丫环形象,红娘在剧中传书递简,推动着情节的发展,发挥"白"的作用,增加"白"的叙事功能,插科打诨,调节着剧场的气氛,又在冲突中起着很好的均衡作用,使爱情故事中的人物关系与相互牵制不断发生变化,最终成就了张生与崔莺莺的爱情。不同于符号化的书童形象,这个特殊的丫环形象,光鲜生动,在全剧中展现出不可低估的角色功能。

In the story of The Western Wing written by Wang Shifu, Hongniang, as a maidservant, is a unique role in Chinese classical drama. Hongniang, who is clever, kind, and enthusiastic, promotes the development of the plot by deliver- ing the letters, practices the fimction of Bai （saying） to narrate the story, enriches the theatre by making funny, balances and changes the relationship among the protagonists, and helps the heroine and hero to achieve the success of their love story in the end. This character of maidservant is so bright that the achievement of the function of Hongniang cannot be underesti- mated.