in his role as King Lear, the line ties in with his "multiple stage personality," which changes in the blink of an eye from man to woman, good guy to villain. It also ties in with his real-life identity as a performer seeking to define his place on stage after stepping out from the confines of traditional Peking Opera.
這李爾王式的自問，其實也呼應了劇中吳興國忽男忽女、忽正忽邪的真真假假；更是他走出傳統京劇後，尋找舞台定位的真實吶喊。