《牡丹亭》并非纯粹的悲剧或喜剧,叶长海将《牡丹亭》定为既“充满着凄艳的风趣和幽默的色彩,又交织着沉郁怨苦和悲伤的情调”的“悲喜剧”。以叶长海为代表的认为《牡丹亭》的性质为悲喜剧的观点得到了大多数论者的赞同,本文也支持这一观点。本文站在悲喜剧性质的角度,从故事情节、人物命运、情理对抗三个方面对《牡丹亭》进行简单的分析,最后再进行一个简单的小结。 “Peony Pavilion” is not a pure tragedy or comedy. Ye Changhai defined “The Peony Pavilion” as both “full of witty and humorous colors and interwoven sad and sad moods” ". The view that the nature of Peony Pavilion is tragicomedy represented by Ye Changhai has been approved by most of the commentators. This article also supports this view. From the perspective of the nature of tragedies and comedies, this essay simply analyzes Peony Pavilion from the aspects of storyline, character fate and rational confrontation. Finally, a brief summary will be made.