I already talked about foot work of the <i>official</i> role-type.
Now let me demonstrate the entrance from “Looking homeward”.
Why?
(Because) the entrance in “Looking homeward” is rather unusual.
Li Ling is a famous general in this play.
He came to this place on horseback.
But this is not a<i> warrior </i>role-type.
The <i>warrior </i>role-type requires fighting actions.
He is not a <i>warrior </i>here; he is in<i> young male</i> role-type.
He is designated a <i>young male.
The <i>young male </i>is primarily a singing role-type.
The <i>warrior</i> role-type is primarily a fighter.
His role-type is determined by the play…
Not a <i>warrior</i>, a <i>young male</i>.
But if he acts like a regular <i>young male</i>,
it would not be right (as Li Ling). Why?
Because he enters wearing <i>mang</i> (armor).
Armor indicates a high ranking officer.
He also wears a purple-gold crown
topped by two long pheasant tails (symbols of high rank warrior status).
His costume shows his high rank.
His social status.
He enters like this, on horseback.
Where is he going? To the North Sea.
What is the North Sea like?
A desert, in the horizon, an ocean.
A desolate place.