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The monk listens anew to the story of Hikaru Genji and Lady Rokujō from another villager and starts to pray to console the soul of the Lady. Then a ghost of Lady Rokujō appears, riding in an ox-drawn carriage. She shares the story with the monk that the group of Lady Aoi, Genji’s formal wife, humiliated Rokujō by having her carriage pushed aside as Rokujō waited for the parade of the Kamo Festival. She asks the monk to pray and save her soul, which is trapped in obsession. Indulging herself in her memory of parting from Genji at Nonomiya Shrine, the ghost of Lady Rokujō dances gracefully and sadly. Still caught by her past emotions, the unrelieved ghost gets in the carriage again and disappears.
In the Noh drama “Aoi-no-ue (Lady Aoi),” Lady Rokujō is described as an extremely jealous woman, whose soul leaves her body overwhelmed by emotion. However, in The Tale of Genji, she is described as an attractive lady with abundant intelligence and education. Even such an intelligent and noble woman can be tormented by jealousy and obsession at the bottom of her heart when she is placed in lonely circumstances. Through watching this drama, you will be soaked in the feeling of deep suffering and pensiveness that comes from living in this world. STORY PAPER : NonomiyaStory Paper presents noh chant stories in modern speech, with story outlines, highlights and more using Adobe PDF format, which can print out and zoom in. Print out the pages and take them with you when you see the actual noh performance.
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