| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| 1.1 Tennessee Williams and the Plastic Theater | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第14-16页 |
| 1.3 The research tasks and methods | 第16-18页 |
| 2. The Transformation and Its Realization in Tennessee Williams' PlasticTheater | 第18-31页 |
| 2.1 The Plastic Theater and the Transformation | 第18-22页 |
| 2.1.1 The formation of the Plastic Theater | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.2 The Transformation | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2 The Transformation between reality and illusion | 第22-26页 |
| 2.2.1 The stress on verisimilitude | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.2 The intrusion of illusion | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3 The transformation between spiritual level and physical level | 第26-31页 |
| 2.3.1 The presentation of physical desire | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3.2 The effects of the physical-spiritual transformation | 第28-31页 |
| 3. Stage Design as An Approach to Transformation | 第31-42页 |
| 3.1 Projection and screen device | 第31-36页 |
| 3.1.1 The revolution on stage | 第32-33页 |
| 3.1.2 The vividness and the sense of rite created by projection and screen device | 第33-36页 |
| 3.2 Sound and aural effects | 第36-38页 |
| 3.2.1 The thematic music | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2.2 The transformation of the aural effects in the Plastic Theater | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3 Lighting and colors | 第38-42页 |
| 3.3.1 The atmosphere brought by the change of light | 第39-40页 |
| 3.3.2 The bold colors used in Tennessee Williams' drama | 第40-42页 |
| 4. The Performance of Language as An Approach to Transformation | 第42-50页 |
| 4.1 The performance of language | 第42-46页 |
| 4.1.1 The fusion of languages | 第43页 |
| 4.1.2 Tennessee Williams' use of poetic language | 第43-46页 |
| 4.2 The transformation concept of language in the characters | 第46-50页 |
| 4.2.1 The characteriazation through language transformation | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2.2 The revelation of psychological nuance into dramatic structure | 第48-50页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第50-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-53页 |
