The grey-dressed palace ladies at her side become the expressions of her emotions--sometimes loneliness, sometimes anxiety and fear. The third scene is the busiest in the production. The stage is divided into front and rear sections. On the front part is the court where high officials engage in a struggle for power.
第三幕是全劇最熱鬧的時刻，舞台被分成前後兩半，前舞台是大官們勾心鬥角，爭奪烏紗帽的宮廷；後舞台則代表民間，一邊是戴著野獸面具的「百獸率舞」，一邊則是優劇場震撼人心的「優人神鼓」，所散發出的生命力和前面的官場形成強烈對比。