《长生殿》决不存在一个“历史主题”或“政治主题”，所谓“乐极哀来”，“垂戒来世”云云，不过是作者故作姿态的理性表白而已，综观作品实际，作者在创作过程中，并不是遵循理性评价的原则，而是遵循情感的、审美的原则和艺术创造的特殊规律。从全剧的整体结构和情志脉络看，作品所要表现的题旨，正是特定背景下主人公的爱情故事及其意义。而我们同时又必须看到，作品中为主人公的爱情故事所安排的社会、政治、历史、民族等诸多背景因素及其给人们的感受，却极大地丰富了全剧的意义内涵，并为作品增添了一层既模糊又具有特殊意义指向的悲剧色彩，从而给人们在品味主人公的爱情故事时，能油然引发出更为深刻的思索，进而在悲剧体验中获得某种启示。这就是《长生殿》提供给我们的认识价值。 There is no such thing as “historical theme” or “political theme” in the “Palace of Saints”. The so-called “extreme sadness” and “afterlife” are but the rational confession of the author’s stance. Based on the actual work, In the creative process, it does not follow the principle of rational evaluation, but follows the principle of emotion and aesthetics and the special law created by art. From the overall structure of the play and emotional context, the work to show the theme, it is the background of the hero’s love story and its significance. At the same time, we must also see that many background factors such as social, political, historical, ethnic and other feelings arranged by the love stories of the protagonists in the works and their feelings have greatly enriched the meaning and meaning of the play, Adding a layer of tragedy that is both vague and of special significance, thus giving people a more profound thought when they taste the hero’s love story, and then gain some enlightenment in the tragedy experience. This is the value of understanding provided by the “Palace of Eternal Youth” to us.