There have been pragmentary comments on the Korean puppet shows, but their scripts have never been studied before. Comparative analysis of the three existing puppet show scripts in the light of drama scinario and drama literature has led me to the fol...
There have been pragmentary comments on the Korean puppet shows, but their scripts have never been studied before. Comparative analysis of the three existing puppet show scripts in the light of drama scinario and drama literature has led me to the following conclusions.
(1) Korean puppet show scripts were drama from the same source.
(2) Their writing seem to have begun with the rise of popula literature after Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea in 1592 and the chinese invasion of Korea in 1637.
(3) Unlike those used in mask drama and Korean classical opera, lifted stages were used in puppet shows.
(4) The writer of the script also produced and the show, which is characteristic of the drama of the ancient times.
(5) Actions were performed by puppets and words were uttered by the puppet operator.
(6) Since action and words counted of first importance in puppet spows, its method of expression was aud io-visual.
(7) No sequence was observed in the plot of the puppet show; there was considerable flexibility in its handling,
(8) Ideal elements were expressed in the following order of prominence: Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and necromancy.
(9) Much of farcical element was found in puppet shows.