This concept of marriage is presented in Thomas Hardy's "Fellow-Townsmen". ... Hardy introduces Lucy in the beginning of the story. ... Barnet admits to Lucy that he loves her by saying, "I came to see you . . . the woman I love" (Hardy 98). ... "Barnet's urbanity under the blow of her refusal greatly impressed her" (Hardy 137). ... Work Cited Hardy, Thomas. ...
(Proverbs 31:29) In Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D"Urbervilles, Tess, the focal point of the novel, remained faithful at heart to her marriage despite all of her hardships. ... Many readers of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles believe that Alec, logically, is Tess's opposition throughout the novel. ... (Hardy 187) This seems to be more devastating to Tess than the rape itself. ... (Hardy 272) Even Marian and Izz try to help her. ... A common phrase, "Love can make you do crazy things," is perfectly exemplified in Thomas Harding's Tess of the D"Urbervilles. ...
"Tess of the D"Ubervilles" is a classic tragedy by Thomas Hardy. ... The characters in "Tess of the D"Ubervilles", especially Tess, are well-rounded three-dimensional characters (although towards the end of this novel Hardy appears to have grown sick of all the other characters but Tess). ... The perception of this novel is certainly more modern but the plot and the properties are most definitely of Hardy's time. ... The reader believes that "Tess of the D"Ubervilles" is the best of Hardy's novels. ... Thomas Hardy fans would immensely enjoy the tragic story of "Tess of the D"Ubervil...
Chapter Four Tess of the d"Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy, has many significant chapters that relate to Tess's downfall. However, the most important of these is chapter four in Phase the First of the novel. This chapter is very significant because it is where Tess's family horse, Prince, dies...
