| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Reconstruction of the Theme of Death and Its Social Reasons | 第13-26页 |
| ·Reconstruction of the Three Caskets Theme | 第14-17页 |
| ·Reconstruction of Robert Browning’s poem | 第17-19页 |
| ·Reconstruction of Realistic Plots | 第19-20页 |
| ·Reconstruction of the Image of Death | 第20-24页 |
| ·The Social Reasons for the Repetition | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Two Reconstruction of the Theme of Freedom | 第26-36页 |
| ·Reconstruction in Twentieth Century Plots | 第27-32页 |
| ·Reconstruction in Nineteenth Century Plots | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Bondage of Repetition | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Three Reconstruction of Metamorphoses | 第36-47页 |
| ·Metamorphoses of Maud Bailey and Roland | 第37-41页 |
| ·Metamorphosis of Val | 第41-42页 |
| ·Metamorphosis of Christabel LaMotte | 第42-45页 |
| ·Reasons for the Metamorphosis | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Four Reconstruction of the Theme of Revival | 第47-57页 |
| ·Reconstruction of Relationship | 第47-49页 |
| ·Reconstruction of Princess by Christabel LaMotte | 第49-50页 |
| ·Reconstruction of Double Roles by Ash | 第50-51页 |
| ·Reconstruction in Twentieth Century Plots | 第51-52页 |
| ·Fear of Repetition | 第52-55页 |
| ·Reconstruction of the Revival in Images | 第55-57页 |
| Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-63页 |