Yet making effective use of rhythmical dialogues in pseudo-seven-five syllable metre as well as off-stage music, Mokuami's lyrical dramaturgy strongly expresses the atmosphere of decadence at the end of the shogunate.
しかし、七五調のリズミカルな台詞や下座音楽を効果的に用いた黙阿弥独自の叙情的な作劇術は幕末退廃期の雰囲気を濃厚に表す。