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《快雪時晴》全劇由三股古今不同背景的戲劇線交錯而成。 著墨最深的一條脈絡，是以台北故宮的鎮館之寶〈快雪時晴帖〉為引線發展出來的，故事描寫：王羲之和張容乃世交好友，他們的家族都在五胡亂華之際，從北方遷徙到江南，少壯之時，兩人曾信誓旦旦，相約要收復失土、落葉歸根。到了晚年，張容在帶兵北伐前夕，收到王羲之捎來的〈快雪時晴帖〉，從這封看似家常問候的信裡，張侯隱隱意識到王羲之已不再執著於北伐大業，甚至有意在江南終老，對此，張容深不以為然，並決定等凱旋歸來要向王羲之曉以大義，怎奈他血濺沙場！為了探問〈快雪時晴帖〉的弦外之音，張侯不安的靈魂漫溯歷史長河，從唐太宗的昭陵、南宋的秦淮河之客舟、清乾隆帝的三希堂，來到台灣的台北故宮，他一路風塵濮濮，聽聞了許多「小我」在亂世自處的生命故事，也從〈快雪時晴帖〉身不由己的諸多遭遇，領悟到歷史的是與非，原是詭譎難測的。 第二條脈絡，描寫裘家母親生養裘平、裘安二子，本以為撒什麼種子就收什麼莊稼，一生勞苦應能換來兒孫承歡膝下，怎知兩個兒子在亂世中分別投向了狼國、虎國兩陣營，成了野心家爭霸業的馬前卒，乃致兄弟相殘。 第三條脈絡，以淡墨揮灑1949年前後渡海來台的兩個「外省人」的生命故事：姜成章被國軍「抓兵」時，還是個中學生，高曼青隨丈夫避難到台灣，丈夫卻銜命重回戰場，死於國共最後的激戰；切身的離散經驗，讓他們對〈快雪時晴帖〉背後的喪亂之痛有深刻的共鳴，其惜取當下的心聲，也讓張容體會到王羲之決定在江南重修家譜，讓後代子孫在新故鄉安身立命的意義。
英文內容大要： Theplayconsistsofthreeplotlinessetindifferenthistoricalperiods. Themainplotisbasedon“TimelyClearlyafterSnowfall”,apricelessworkofChinesecalligraphyintheNationalPalaceMuseuminTaipei.ThestorydescribeshowWangXi-zhiandZhangRung,twogoodlongtimefriendsthroughthegoodrelationsoftheirfamilies,movedtotheSouthofYangziRiverdownfromtheNorthatatimewhenChinawasunderattackbyseveraltribeslivingontheborderlands.Intheiryouth,theyvowedtorecoverthelandtheyhadlostandsomedaygobacktotheirhometown.Theygraduallygrowolder.OntheveryeveofthedaywhenChangRunghadpreparedtolaunchastrikeintheNorth,hereceivedaletterfromWangHsi-zhi,“TimelyClearlyafterSnowfall”.Itappearedtobenomorethantheusualcommonplacegreetings,butGeneralChangsensedthatWangnolongerpossessedthewilltofightandreturntotheNorth.ItnowseemedthatWangsimplywantedtogoonlivingandeventuallydieintheSouth.ChangstronglyopposedsuchanideaanddecidedonthespotthathewouldgiveWangthedressingdownhedeserveduponhisvictoriousreturnfromtheNorth,buthedidnotanticipatehisowndemiseinthebattle.Afterhisdeath,hisrestlesssoulfloatedthroughthevarioushistoricalepochsinhissearchforthetruemeaningoftheletter.Hissoultraveledtothe“Zhao-ling”graveyardoftheTangEmperorTai-zung,tothepassengershipontheQin-huaiRiverintheSouthernSungDynasty,totheSan-xiHallofEmperorQian-lungoftheQingDynasty,andeventuallymadehiswaytotheNationalPalaceMuseuminTaipei.Throughouthistravels,heheardnumerousstoriesabouthowindividualsmanagedtolivemeaningfullivesintimesofwarandchaos.Thesestories,togetherwiththefactthatWangHsi-zhi’sletterwaskeptinallplacesbyallothersbuthim,madehimrealizethatinhistorytherewasnoabsoluterightandwrong. ThesecondplotlineconcernsawomanintheQiufamilywhohastwosons,QiuPingandQiuAn.Shebelievesinthesaying“asyousow,soshallyoureap”andthinksthatsomedaythehappinessofhavinglotsofgrandchildrenwillbehers.However,duringatimeofwar,hersonsenlistedintwoopposingarmies,oneoftheKingdomofTigers,andtheotheroftheKingdomofWolves.Thebrothersbecamethepawnsofambitiousrulersgreedyforpower,andwereforcedtotakeuparmsagainsteachother. Thethirdplotlinetellsthestoryoftwo“MainlandChinese”whocametoTaiwanin1949withtheKMTarmy.WhenJiangCheng-changwasdraftedbytheKMT,hehadjustbeenastudentinjuniorhighschool.GaoMan-qingescapedtoTaiwanwithherhusband,butsoonherhusbandhadtoreturntothebattlefieldanddiedinabloodybattle.Withtheirownfirst-handexperienceofthediaspora,theyclearlyunderstandthesufferingandpainimpliedin“TimelyClearlyafterSnowfall”.Inwitnessinghowtheycherishthepresentday,ChangRungfinallyunderstandswhyWangHsi-zhicoulddecidetoresettlehisfamilyintheSouthandthetruesignificanceofhismakinganewhomelandforhisdescendants.
