Thomas Hardy’s Fatalism in Tess of the D’Urbervilles 1. Introduction As the most prominent novelist of the Victorian era Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) gave a new depth and gravity to the English novel and has come now to be universally recognized as the greatest novelist of his time. Some critics have even called him the Shakespeare of the English novel. One who reads Hardy will ever carry in his/her memory the great characters like Henchard‚ Tess and Eustracia. Hardy has also created Wessex a small
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Thomas Hardy portrays chance and coincidence as having very significant roles in "Tess of the d’Urbervilles" continuously. Three such coincidences were quite influential and had large effects on Tess’s future. The first being that Tess Durbeyfield’s father‚ discovered that their family came from the oldest‚ (and at one time) most wealthiest family in England. Another event that occurs by mere chance in Tess’s life is when Tess slips a letter of confession underneath both her lover’s door and (by accident)
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Explore Hardy’s attitude towards industrialisation in phase the fourth. Industrialisation became a growing presence amongst the Victorian Era and had an elusive yet undeniable impact on the population. Within the novel Tess Of The d’Urbervilles and in particular phase the fourth‚ Industrialisation is heavily focused on and explored. However Hardy establishes a balanced and ambivalent viewpoint towards the implications and presence of Industry as there is evidence to suggest both positive and negative
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After picking Tess up in the town‚ Alec rapes Tess while she is sleeping‚ symbolizing her transition from an innocent girl to a jaded woman. Through her experience of being raped and getting pregnant as a result‚ Tess learns that the world is full of “snakes‚” people who do not have her best interest in mind‚ that will attempt to take advantage of “sweet birds‚” innocent young girls. The segment of the quote stating “She could not bear to look forward into the vale” is an allusion because it alludes
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Professor Shen Fuying English Novel 5 February 2013 An Analysis of the Causes of Tess’s Tragedies in Tess of the D’Urbervilles Thomas Hardy is one of the most prominent novelists during the Victorian era in Britain. Trapped in the middle ground between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries‚ Hardy not only inherited Victorian tradition but also initiated the modern innovation in literature. Tess of the D’urbervilles is a masterpiece representing his reputation of a full-blown writer and it is also
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In Tess of the d ’Urbervilles‚ Thomas Hardy has directly satirized nature. This novel revealed the tragedy of common people’s destiny and flayed hypocritical gentlemen and morals. In this novel‚ Hardy demonstrated his deep sense of moral sympathy for England ’s lower classes‚ particularly for women. He succeeded in portraying an artistic image –a village girl with kindness‚ tenderness and amorousness. The novel‚ which indicated the tendency of anti-religious sentiments‚ against feudal morality and
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From the beginning of the novel it is clear that tragedy will taint the life of Hardy’s protagonist. As Hardy equates Hamlet and Tess from the start‚ we learn that he sees Tess as a virtuous victim and therefore as a tragic heroine. This is no surprise as a view often assimilated with the Victorian novel genre is fatalism and Hardy was known for his fatalistic outlook on life; this becomes apparent through Tess’s own fate - undelivered letters‚ misunderstanding‚ and a string of unfortunate coincidences
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Purity and Innocence –Comparing Tess Durbeyfield with May Welland Tess Durbeyfield‚ the innocent and exceptionally gifted peasant girl of decayed aristocratic stock‚ is described as “A Pure Woman” by Thomas Hardy in the novel’s subtitle; May Welland‚ a beautiful girl immersed within the New York society upbringing‚ in Newland Archer’ eyes‚ is innocent‚ childlike and carefree. But as the two plots thickened‚ Tess is regarded as impure by everyone in the novel and we realize that May is more
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Phase the 6th: The Convert Chapter XLV Physical Journey: Phase the Sixth begins after Tess travels to visit Angel’s family at their house‚ where she doesn’t find Angel’s parents due to it being a Sunday and they are at Church. Instead‚ she comes across Angel’s brothers Felix and Cuthburt who are discussing his unfortunate marriage to Tess. In this chapter Tess is travelling back to Flintcomb-Ash farm where she comes across Alec D’Urberville on the northern half of Long-Ash Lane. At the end
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Abstract Tess of the D’Urbervilles is the representative of Thomas Hardy. The heroine‚ Tess’s bravery‚ purity‚ and her determination impressed many readers deeply. Till now‚ there are many works written about this. In those works‚ the authors usually prize Tess and condemn Alec who raped Tess and made her pregnant. But there is still another character----Angel whom Tess loves most. In this paper‚ the author tries to prove that Angel is the root cause which leads to Tess’s tragedy. And through comparing
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