戏曲角色是现实社会人物程式化的产物,无疑是一种“有意味的形式”,那么它蕴含着何种文化内涵呢?我认为,由表及里,戏曲角色蕴含着三种文化内涵,即角色是人物社会身份的表征,角色是人物道德品质的表征,角色是人物性格气质的表征。以上三种文化内涵,在不同时代的同一角色之中,或者在同一时代的不同角色之间,构成一种错综交融的状态。但总体看来,却呈现出有迹可循的历史变迁轨迹。王国维的《古剧脚色考·余说一》概括道: It is undoubtedly a kind of “meaningful form”. So what cultural connotation does it contain? In my opinion, there are three kinds of cultural connotations in the roles of drama and drama, namely, Role is the characterization of the social identity of the character, the character is the characterization of the moral character, the character is character characterization. The above three kinds of cultural connotations, in the same role in different times, or between different roles in the same era, constitute a mixed state. However, on the whole, it shows a trace of historical changes. Wang Guowei, “the ancient drama foot test more than one said,” summed up: