伊弗雷姆·凯勃特一直被认为是奥尼尔剧作中“最令人难忘的人物”,一个坚信“在石头中看到上帝”的清教徒。本文从清教主义理念对凯勃特的影响、资本的原始积累与凯勃特一家在农庄问题上的斗争、凯勃特畸形的农庄情愫等三个方面对凯勃特这一形象进行初步的探索 ,从而揭示《榆树下的欲望》一剧惨烈悲剧的根源 Everett-Carter has long been considered the “most memorable figure” in O’Neill’s play, a Puritan who believes firmly in the stone. This article from the Puritanism concept on the impact of Capitel, the primitive accumulation of capital and the Capitel a fight on the issue of the farm, Protestant deformity of the farm situation and so on three aspects of the initial image of Capitel Exploration, revealing the “tragedy under the elm,” a tragedy of the tragedy