关键词: 意识流戏剧, 阿瑟·米勒, 《堕落之后》, 演化指称, 角色与值

Abstract: This paper aims to interpret Arthur Millers streamofconsciousness play After the Fall, and explore its distinctive features from the perspective of the cognitive concept of evolving reference, namely “role and values”. The results are as follows： Firstly, the various values generated by role switching over the past years make it possible to present synchronically what has happened diachronically. Secondly, the integration of “role and value” reveals not only the different aspects of the protagonists personalities but also the process of their formation. Thirdly, despite the seemingly disordered contextual entanglement, the values of role switching are logically linked by the implicit causeeffect relationship, which ensures the textual coherence of the play texts.

Key words: streamofconsciousness play, Arthur Miller, After the Fall, evolving reference, role and values