'Nobody Comes' by Thomas Hardy is a poem based on true events which happened in Hardy's life. The poem is based on Hardy waiting at home for his second wife who has a tumor removed and is being taken home by Hardy's brother. ... Hardy sets the scene in the beginning of the poem, reinforcing an isolated setting. ... This symbolises Hardy's own negative feelings as he awaits his wife from the dark lands. ... The second stanza focuses on Hardy growing impatient and it reinforces Hardy's sadness as the cars passing by fail to be his wife building to his isolation. ...

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Hardy himself seems unclear about the nature of Henchard's hamartia when he quotes Novalis: "Character is fate"--certainly a useful aphorism for a Victorian novelist, though something about which Aristotle in The Poetics does not address. ... However, in terms of emotional response, the ultimate fate of Tess, scion of once-proud aristocratic family brought low by Hardy's twin enemies of humanity (Time and Chance), arouses more pity and fear in a modern reader than does Henchard's. ... http://www.goldenessays.com/alphabetic/1/book-rep/mayor-of-casterbridge.htm In Thomas ...

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Tess Durbeyfield, in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles is a protagonist who elicits the sympathy of the reader as she suffers, acts, and triumphs over her antagonist, who is embodied by the character of Alec D'Urberville, Tess' wealthy defile. ... Tess Durbeyfield, in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles, is a tragic heroes because she suffers, faces great losses, and triumphs in her attainment of wisdom. ...

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In his novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy explores a multitude of concepts. ... One of the most important aspects of Tess of the D'Urbervilles is the style in which Hardy created the work. Perhaps the most noticeable aspect of Hardy's style is his use of irony. ... Another aspect of Hardy's style that enhances Tess of the D'Urbervilles is foreshadowing. ... One of the major themes discussed by Hardy in his novel is the status and place of women in society. ...

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His writing has influenced several writers through the ages, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, John Steinbeck, Aldous Huxley, William Faulkner and Pearl S Buck, to name a few. ... Thomas Hardy chose "Under the Greenwood Tree" as the title for one of his novels, alluding to the following lines from Shakespeare's "As You Like It": Under the green wood tree / Who loves to lie with me / And turn his merry note / Unto the sweet bird's throat. " The astute quality of Shakespeare's plots is highlighted by the depth of the characterization. ...

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The pre twentieth novels "The Mayor of Casterbridge- written by Thomas Hardy and "Wuthering Heights- composed by the author Emily Bronte are based upon the lives of two men who had loved and lost, and the situations and outcomes that resulted from their foolish and wise decisions that they made throughout their lives. ...

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Most mine employees became actively involved in all aspects of community life considering that almost half of population of Port Hardy directly dependent on Island Copper's payroll. ... Thomas and Joyce (1997) have discovered the complex relationship between the community and exploration companies. ...

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Introduction Jamaica, from the Arawak Indian word Xaymaca, meaning "land of springs" or "land of wood and water", became a colony of Spain in 1494. The Spanish ruled until 1655 when they were expelled by the British who turned Jamaica into a strategic member of their empire. The British seizure of Jamaica was a direct consequence of the increasing involvement by the British crown in matters of colonization, and Jamaica became an early and vital link in the British overseas empire. The economics of Jamaica centered on its pivotal role in the "triangle trade", exchanging sugar, rum, molas...

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It is mentioned in Irish History that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. This seems an impressive feat and we seem to be able to confirm it as fact as Ireland is indeed a country without snakes. However, the more realistic, and more mundane reason why there are no snakes in Ireland is...

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