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The Tale of Yi Mong-Yong and Ch'unhyang

Yi Mong-Yong was a handsome and talented young man who passed government exams with highest honors. He fell in love with and secretly married Ch'unhyang, the most beautiful girl from a village. However, when Mong-Yong had to leave with his father, the new corrupt magistrate of Namwon summoned Ch'unhyang and sentenced her to death when she refused his marriage proposal due to being committed to Mong-Yong. Mong-Yong returned in disguise and revealed himself, banishing the magistrate and rescuing Ch'unhyang, and they lived happily ever after.

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The Tale of Yi Mong-Yong and Ch'unhyang

Yi Mong-Yong was a handsome and talented young man who passed government exams with highest honors. He fell in love with and secretly married Ch'unhyang, the most beautiful girl from a village. However, when Mong-Yong had to leave with his father, the new corrupt magistrate of Namwon summoned Ch'unhyang and sentenced her to death when she refused his marriage proposal due to being committed to Mong-Yong. Mong-Yong returned in disguise and revealed himself, banishing the magistrate and rescuing Ch'unhyang, and they lived happily ever after.

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Christine D.

David
English 8
Characters
Yi Mong-Yong
Noble man
Tender hearted
Had much literary
talent
Handsome young man
Characters
Passed the government
examinations with the
highest distinctions
Chose to be a
amhaengosa instead of
being a magistrate or a
governor
Characters
 Ch’unhyang
 Most beautiful girl of a Korean village
 Pure hearted artists from a humble family
 Faithful wife
 Doomed to death by the new Namwon
magistrate
Characters
Pangja
 Servant
 Confidant
Characters
 Namwon’s new
magistrate
Asks for
Ch’unhyang’s
heart for
marriage
Corrupt
Conflict

External
Fidelity is the key to a
lasting relationship.
Exposition
Once there lived in the
province of Cholla, in the
town of Namwon, a
magistrate's son named Yi
Mong-Yong. And a lovely
maiden named Ch’unhyang.
Rising Action
Not long after the secret
marriage, the servant
brought Yi Mong-Yong a
message saying that his
father, newly appointed to
the King's cabinet, was
being recalled to the capitol.
Rising Action
 Yi Mong-Yong, who was to accompany his
father, went that evening to Ch'unhyang and
told her the bad news.The young couple was
forced to say a tearful goodbye at the Magpie
Bridge.
Climax
The new Namwon magistrate
arrived and summoned Ch’unhyang
to be his wife. Ch’unhyang refused
because she is committed to Yi
Mong-Yong. Her defiance enraged
the magistrate and he ordered her
taken to prison and sentenced to
death.
Falling Action
 Yi Mong-Yong arrived in Namwon and
learned of the situation. He dressed
himself as a beggar to enter the palace
during a feast given by the new
Namwon magistrate. He revealed
himself as an amhaengosa and
banished the evil magistrate to a
faraway land. He also saved
Ch’unhyang from miserable death.
Denouement
Yi Mong- Yong took his bride to
Seoul and presented her to his
parents. They accepted her as a
daughter-in-law. In time,
Ch'unhyang bore three sons and
two daughters, and they all lived
happily for many years come.

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