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Post by JPh on Mar 8, 2005 20:31:41 GMT -5
He's one of the main antagonist of the show. Did he really exist? If he did, who was he and how accurate was his portrayal in the show? Surely he couldn't have stayed awake day and night thinking about how to bring down Yi.
Florel?
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Post by florel on Mar 8, 2005 20:45:02 GMT -5
Yep, Yun Du-Su (1533-1601) is historical character. He was a disciple of the famous confucianist Yi Hwang and a leader of the West. I heard he was a relative of the royal family by a matrimonial alliance. And he was also a relative of Won Kyun. (But I don't know how he was exactly.)
I don't think that he would have been an entirely evil fellow as the show depicts him. He also worked hard during war times as Yu Sung-Ryong did. But it's the historical fact that he hated YSS and wanted to purge him.
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Post by ID on Mar 8, 2005 21:04:40 GMT -5
Just a question, Florel. What is the difference between "Westerners" and "Easterners", besides their favorite Conucian scholar? And why does the show depict the "Easterners" to be so wonderful, when they were probably just a dirty as the rest of the court?
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Post by florel on Mar 8, 2005 21:57:37 GMT -5
The Easterners were more radical (and more reformative) than the Westerners. And, about their diplomatic position, the show will present it. But there is something to discuss. I'll do my comment much later.
The Easterners have an embellished positive image in the show because Yu Sung-Ryong is a leader of them and YSS was supported by Yu.
But the Westerners are criticized by other reasons in actual Korea. It was them who had monopolized the political power from the 17th century to the fall of Chosun dynasty, so they have the responsibility of every evil corruptions. That's why actual radical historians don't like them.
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