阿瑟·密勒是美国当代最著名的戏剧家之一。密勒剧作不仅在理论上,而且在实践上丰富和发展了亚里士多德以来的悲剧学说。本文以《萨勒姆女巫》一剧为例,深入探讨普洛克托这一小人物悲剧形象以及带给读者和观众的情感净化,以此感受密勒戏剧的艺术魅力。 Arthur Miller is one of the most famous contemporary American theater writers. Miller drama not only in theory, but also in practice enriched and developed the tragedy theory since Aristotle. In this paper, we take the case of the “Salem Witch” as an example to deeply explore the tragic figure of Pockoto and the emotional purification of readers and audiences, so as to experience the artistic charm of Miller’s drama.