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The purpose of this interpretative research is to invest and further analyze Wormwood Matilda, the leading role of musical《Matilda》. There are eight sections in this research. The first chapter contains research motivations and research methods; The second chapter aims to explore the background knowledge to readers by elaborating both the creating period and the following stages of development of《Matilda》;The third chapter is divided into two parts, which in sequence are to introduce the different manifestations of《Matilda》from children's novels, films to musicals and to present crew of production and casts of each specific form;The fifth chapter is to analyze the value system of《Matilda》;The sixth chapter is to study and interpret Matilda through hints from libretto, background knowledge of characters, image of characters and the interactions between roles; The seventh chapter collects songs performed by Matilda and few vital songs done by other characters, which includes〈Miracle〉、〈Naughty〉、〈Pathetic〉、〈Bruce〉、〈When I Grow Up〉、〈Quiet〉 and 〈Revolting children〉; The final chapter is the conclusion of this research.
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