婚变母题十分广泛地存在于历代戏曲作品中,这其中又以南戏最为集中。明前期婚变剧中的许多作品都有可追溯的故事原型,它们选择在此基础上进行改造,从而诞生出一部新的作品。这种改本戏与原型故事相比在情节结构上差别不大,同时这些剧作之间也有一定的相似之处;但是在对待负心人的态度上这些剧作却大致呈现出了两种相反的倾向:其一是强化了负心人的薄情程度,如《白兔记》;其二是为负心者进行翻案,使之变为一出上等的孝义故事,如《琵琶记》。 The motif of marriage change is very widespread in the works of ancient operas, of which the South play is the most concentrated. Many of the works in the premarital marriage drama have traceable story prototypes, on the basis of which they have chosen to transform and create a new work. Compared with the prototype story, this version of the drama has little difference in plot structure, and there are some similarities between these plays. However, in the attitude toward the negative people, these plays generally show two opposite : One is to strengthen the heartthrob’s flirtation, such as “White Rabbit”; the other is to reverse the case as the heart, so that it becomes a fine Xiaoyi story, such as “Pipa.”