| Abstract: | 白蛇故事自清方成培《雷峰塔傳奇》完成以來，故事結構完整而臻於成熟，後世演出白蛇故事，皆以此本為宗。臺灣歌仔戲的白蛇故事，承繼前人，又有所創新與突破，讓許仙與白娘子最後終能團圓。陳寶惠的《天地情》在方本基礎上，更加著力刻劃白娘子的情深義重；許美惠的《我的娘子她她…牠是蛇》則翻轉舊有的故事格局，從許仙的視角切入，探索其從驚疑、恐懼到逐漸接受深情蛇妻的心路歷程，引出「真愛無罪」的主題，可見作者將現今的普世價值帶入其中。
The structure of Chinese opera＂The Legend of White Snake＂ has had no defect and been meaningful since the playwright, Cheng-pei Fang（方成培）, has finished the novel ＂The Legend of Leifeng pagoda＂ during Qing dynasty. From then on, people mostly adopt the story to be the prototype of the script. Taiwanese opera not only inherits but breaks through in the story. It creates a touching reunion between Xu Xian and the Lady White Snake in the end. ＂The True Love in the World＂, written by Bao-hui Chen（陳寶惠）, focuses on the Lady White Snake's sincere love in basically; however, Mei-hui Xu's（許惠美）＂My Wife is a Snake＂ gives a novel description in different way from the ordinary one. All the descriptions of the plot depend on Xu Xian's points. To lead the readers to explore to Xu Xian's mind which from being surprised and fearful, and accept his affectionate wife gradually. We can find out that the author brings the value of the general public into the story, and she also indicates the theme of true love is unbeatable. |
