Read the article “Ma Zhiyuan (fl.1251) autumn in the Palace of Han, A Yuan Dynasty play” and give answer to the following question:

What role does the suicide of Wang zhaojun play in the drama? Several traditional Chinese heroines kill themselves out of loyalty to the men they love; zhaojun seems like part of this tradition. Can you think of other examples of stories with tragic, yet somewhat heroic or idealized or romantic, suicide as part of them? How is the suicide treated similarly and differently in the autumn in the palace of the Han from the way it is treated in the other stories you might think of?

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After her death the Xiongnu constructed a memorial for Wang Zhaoju... View the full answer