Why, in the Peking Opera, are women's roles played by men?...Because only a man knows how a woman is supposed to act.
David Henry Hwang (1988). “M. Butterfly”, p.49, Dramatists Play Service Inc
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Why, in the Peking Opera, are women's roles played by men?...Because only a man knows how a woman is supposed to act.