《榆树下的欲望》主要人物浅析

The Analysis of the Main Characters in the Play:Desire under the Elms

通过对奥尼尔戏剧《榆树下的欲望》中三个主要人物,伊弗雷姆·凯博特、爱碧和伊本的人物性格进行分析,解析奥尼尔在本剧中对欲望内涵的阐释,浅析悲剧最终形成的原因。

Ephraim Cabot,Abbie and Eben Cabot are the three main characters in Eugene O＇Neil＇s play：Desire under the Elms.In all their personalities,we can see two kinds of emotions conflicting：coldness and weakness;desire for property and desire for love;love and hate.By analyzing the three main characters,we can have a detailed,close look into the content of the DESIRE of this play and the reason of the becoming of this tragedy.