《榆树下的欲望》是戏剧大师尤金·奥尼尔具有代表性的一部悲剧作品,其悲剧的根源在于当时盛行的利己主义,老凯伯特的利己主义造成了家庭伦理关系混乱以及家庭悲剧。从文学伦理学批评的角度对该剧中有违伦理道德的利己主义进行批判,解读人物的悲剧性质。 “Desire under the Elms” is a representative tragedy of theater master Eugene O’Neill. Its tragedy is rooted in the prevailing egoism at that time. The egoism of old Kelbert caused chaos in family ethics and family tragedies. From the perspective of the criticism of literary ethics, the author introspects ethical egoism in the play and interprets the tragic nature of the characters.