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34 RangÄ™ of Expressions

In the tace of Falstaff, Fig. 70, these reactions are the only signs we see behind the facial hair but it is enough for us to read his character. In the satyr's face Fig. 71, we have the contradictory signs — the grinning mouth, the heavy frown and the staring eyes. As mentioned before, these unnatural combi-nations of expressions tend to create bizarre or dis-turbing effects, and here perhaps is the 'lascivious' rather than the 'jolly' shown in Falstaff.

Fig. 72 shows an oriental mask where the symp-tomsot laughingare greatly exaggerated, but so is the frown — is he laughing or screaming? Compare this with the young girl in Fig. 73. Notice the perfect symmetry of her lineless face exuding innocent joie de vivre.