汤显祖创作《紫钗记》，对前人剧作《荆钗记》作了多方面的借鉴，尤在构成全剧矛盾冲突的焦点人物的设置上，《荆》剧拍出了万俟宰相，《紫》剧则推出了权力相当的卢太尉，二者在逼赘的手法及遵奉“富易交，贵易妻”的信条方面，有着广泛的相类之处．但汤显祖并未以借鉴代替创造，而是在创造的基础上进行借鉴． Tang Xianzu creation “Purple Hairpin”, on the predecessor play “Jing Chai Ji” made a lot of reference, especially in the composition of the focus of contradictions in the drama set the “Jing” drama shot million prime minister, The “Purple” drama launched the equivalent of Lt. Lu. Both of them have a wide range of similarities in terms of curtailed methods and adherence to the tenets of “Fu Yi, Gui Yi Wife.” However, Tang Xianzu did not learn from the creation instead of drawing on the basis of creation.