Film noir
Femme fatale
One could call Madame White Snake a liberated woman
Lotos flower
Dumb Dora
What neologism can be applied to Madame White Snake?
Her openness
Because of her dangerous sexuality
Virtuous
Neologism
Why was it hard for Madame White snake to be the ideal wife?
The snake demon that takes human form and becomes the wife of a man
Initially portrayed as direct, a villainous demon who drains the life force out of her human husband. But over time, characterizations of her became more complex, and the persona of Madame White Snake became more sympathetic, and perhaps even a model of the ideal Confucian wife, particularly in "Pagoda"
The fish demon that takes human form and becomes the wife of a man
How has the character "Madame White Snake" evolved over time?
Madame black Snake
Femme Fatale
Madame White Snake
Whose dangerous sexuality is key to understanding why she could not live happily with her husband?
Black snake
Demonstrate not only the evolution of the White Snake figure to become a more believable human, but also what aspects may have given her enduring appeal
Morality
Morality tales
Song Dynasty
Self Portrait
What kind of tales are "The Lust of the White Serpent" and the "Eternal Prisoner under Thunder Peak Pagoda?"
Clearly one can be seen as a villainous demon or someone who exemplifies the virtues of a Confucian wife but not both
Her portrayal was fairly direct, as a villainous demon who drains the life force out of her human husband. But over time, characterizations of her became more complex, and the persona of Madame White Snake became more sympathetic, and perhaps even a model of the ideal Confucian wife, particularly in âPagodaâ
No
Yes
No, just ideal wife
No, just villainous
Has Madame White Snake been perceived as both a villainous demon and someone who exemplify the virtues of an ideal Confucian wife?
Beginning of the 1st century
Around the 20th Century
Beginning of the 2nd century
Around what time was the term Femme Fatale begun to be used?
"Love", "Hate"
Pagoda
"The Lust of the White Snake" and "Eternal Prisoner under Thunder Peak Pagoda"
âThe Lust of the White Serpantâ & âEternal Prisoner under Thunder Peak Pagodaâ
Madam White Snake
What novellas are morality tales about Asia's Femme Fatale White Snake?
No, because of her evil character
Yes
No, because of her dangerous sexuality
Yes, because she made an ideal wife
She was really an ideal wife and could live comfortably and happily with her human mate forever
Could Madame White Snake live out a normal life with her mate, why or why not?
Femme fatale
Heroism
Whalen Lai notes, "She was a loving wife, a caring mother, rescuer of her family from the first flood, and, at that point, a general benefactor of man. She took on the virtues of a traditional Chinese female, particularly forbearance"
Ideal wife
How does Whalen Lai describe Madame White Snake?
The evolution of the White Snake figure to become a more believable human, but also what aspects may have given her enduring appeal
While both these stories are ostensibly morality tales about the dangerous beauty of this femme fatale, the true source of pleasure from these narratives is the femme fatale's transgressive behavior, not her eventual punishment for it
Enduring distraction
What are the stories "The Lust of the White Serpant" from Ugetsu Monogatari by the Japanese author Ueda Akinari and "Eternal Prisoner under Thunder Peak Pagoda" a traditional Chinese story, about?
Whalen Lai
Madame White Snake
Traditional Chinese female
Modern Chinese female
Ueda Akinari
Who took on the virtues of a traditional Chinese female over time in Asia?
She was a hatred type
She was a loving wife, a caring mother, rescuer of her family from the first flood, and, at that point, a general benefactor of man
What notes did Whalen Lai say about Madame White Snake?
Revives
Drained the life force out of her human husband
Madame White Snake was peculiar being, what did she do to her human husband?
Japanese and Chinese
Historical fiction
Poems
Stories about the persona of Madame White Snake
Chinese Stories
Folk tales
Quintessential novels
Stories about Song Dynasty
What type of stories are "The Lust of the White Serpant" and "Eternal Prisoner under Thunder Peak Pagoda"?
Femme fatale
Submissive wife
Femme Fatale
Snake demon
Ideal Confucian wife
Villainous demon
Heroine
Villainous demon of the Song Dynasty
What was Early tales of Madame White Snake initial portrayal?
Madame White Snake: East Asian Femme Fatale of Old The Chinese legend of Madame White Snake, the snake demon that takes human form and becomes the wife of a man, has exerted a lasting influence over East Asian folktales and fiction for centuries. Two quintessential novellas, "The Lust of the White Serpant" from Ugetsu Monogatari by the Japanese author Ueda Akinari and "Eternal Prisoner under Thunder Peak Pagoda" a traditional Chinese story, are both relatively complex and demonstrate not only the evolution of the White Snake figure to become a more believable human, but also what aspects may have given her enduring appeal. While both these stories are ostensibly morality tales about the dangerous beauty of this femme fatale, the true source of pleasure from these narratives is the femme fatale's transgressive behavior, not her eventual punishment for it. Early tales of Madame White Snake appeared in China as early as the Song Dynasty, and initially her portrayal was fairly direct, as a villainous demon who drains the life force out of her human husband. But over time, characterizations of her became more complex, and the persona of Madame White Snake became more sympathetic, and perhaps even a model of the ideal Confucian wife, particularly in "Pagoda". Whalen Lai notes, "She was a loving wife, a caring mother, rescuer of her family from the first flood, and, at that point, a general benefactor of man. She took on the virtues of a traditional Chinese female, particularly forbearance". But if she were really an ideal wife, why could she not live happily with her human mate? Her dangerous sexuality is the key. Femme fatale might seem an unusual term to apply to a character from pre-modern Chinese and Japanese literature who may exemplify the virtues of an ideal Confucian wife, since it is primarily associated with film characters, particularly those of the film noir genre. But this term, which is relatively speaking, a neologism (The earliest uses were around the beginning of the 20th century 