...Angela Le A3 Book Card Title: Tess of the D’Urbervilles Author: Thomas Hardy Genre (include original copyright date): Tragedy (1891) Setting (remember setting is not just time and place): Victorian Era England, Wessex County, and English peasantry life Characters and Brief Description (include quotes): Tess Durbeyfield: oldest in family, beautiful, naïve, innocent, immature, runs away from her problems, prioritizes family first, believes anything Angel says. “Tess Durbeyfield at this time of her life was a mere vessel of emotion untinctured by experience.” Angel Clare: handsome, intelligent, youngest of 3 sons, father is a parson, expected to follow the rules of the church but instead rebels because he does not fully agree with the teachings of the church, wants to become a farmer, has great passion for Tess but shuns her when she reveals her secret. “Viewing [Tess] in these lights, a regret for [Angel’s] hasty judgments began to oppress him.” Alec d’Urberville: dark but handsome, manipulative, persistent in marrying Tess, not totally but is portrayed devilish. “He had an almost swarthy complexion, with full lips, badly moulded, though red and smooth, above which was a well-groomed black moustache with curled points, though his age could not be more than three- or four-and-twenty.” Joan Durbeyfield: mother of Tess and many other children, widowed through mid-book, seems to care for Tess but is only truly looking out for herself. “You ought to have been more...
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...The title of the novel, as it is now, is Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman. Although, there are many people whom dispute the idea that Tess was a pure and virtuous woman, Hardy remains strong in his ideals of what Tess is and what she stands for. Within the title, Hardy is insisting that Tess is ‘pure’ despite the knowledge that she has a child out of wedlock. Tess is still the moral centre of the novel, Hardy refers to this as "paradoxical morality”. One title that Hardy was considering was ‘The Body and Soul of Sue’. This highlights Hardy’s opinions of Tess and where she should stand in society. A line taken from one of Hardy’s other books entitled ‘Jude the Obscure’ states, “a deadly war waged between flesh and spirit”. From this, one could take that Hardy believed that what happened to her body is juxtaposed by the true nature of her soul. She did not want to be so-called raped, “and upon her eyelashes there lingered tears” and now her soul is fighting the negativity of the consequences. This quote also dictates the pathos that Tess felt when experiencing her fate. Her hamartia could be argued to be her naivety and innocence hence, she has to fight what has happened to her body to keep her soul pure. Another title Hardy was thinking about adopting for the novel was ‘Too Late Beloved”. Here, Hardy was utilising a phrase from Shelley’s love poem “Epipsychidion” which was said to be one of his favourite poems that influenced much of his work. This title could apply...
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...How important is setting to Tess’ frame of mind in the novel? Pay close attention to the description of Marlott, Talbothays and Flintcomb-Ash. Throughout many of the scenes in the novel “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” Hardy makes reference to some of the social concerns at the time. He shows the agricultural revolution by setting the scenes in a poor, simple hardworking country style context. The role of the women is shown as they cook, clean and take care of the children in there derelict homes. The religious ideas where that women were meant to be pure (virgins) until marriage. Hardy’s stance on these issues where that this was completely wrong and that women and men should be given equal rights, as it was thought to be okay if men lost there virginity before marriage. Before Tess went to Flintcomb-ash and Talbothays she lived the average lifestyle in the countryside showing the financial difficulties that affected many people. Tess plays a large role in here family as her farther isn’t a good provider for her and the family. Her farther works as a haggler but drinks excessively so is therefore unable to provide a stable life for his children to grow up in. However from the start of the novel he shows that Tess is different as she has a deep innocence about her but something is troubling her inside. He shows she is special by using a number of signifiers such as the red bow she wears in her hair. “She wore a red ribbon in her hair and was the only one of the white company...
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...tall and strong in the face of opposition. Nothing is more evident than in the novels Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Though each book is written in a different era and continent from each other, both authors have taken a profound look into the lives of women who, in submission of the society they live in, persevere and carry on their lives no matter what. Though Hardy’s Victorian countryside and Hosseini’s war ridden Afghanistan have very different plot lines, both novels develop the theme of inner strength of women through the protagonist’s characteristics, the conflicts in the plot and setting. In 1891 Hardy wrote Tess of the d’Urbervilles. The novel received a public outcry and was criticized for its taboo topics and insight into a ruined woman’s private life. The passionate and intense Tess Durbeyfield, whom the novel is centralized around, faces more tragedy and injustice in her adolescent years than any women could bear and perseveres through out. Tess’s character, as well as the women around her, shows the true inner strength women possess. From the early days of Tess’s journey, the inner strength of her character is shown as she plays caretaker to her large family. Hardy presents Joan Durbeyfield, Tess’s mother: as superstitious, faintly childlike, and essentially harmless, and he had remarked that between her and Tess ‘there was a gap of two hundred years as ordinarily understood’...Hardy encourages us...
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...stood tall and strong in the face of opposition. Nothing is more evident than in the novels Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Though each book is written in a different era and continent from each other, both authors have taken a profound look into the lives of women who, in submission of the society they live in, persevere and carry on their lives no matter what. Though Hardy’s Victorian countryside and Hosseini’s war ridden Afghanistan have very different plot lines, both novels develop the theme of inner strength of women through the protagonist’s characteristics, the conflicts in the plot and setting. In 1891 Hardy wrote Tess of the d’Urbervilles. The novel received a public outcry and was criticized for its taboo topics and insight into a ruined woman’s private life. The passionate and intense Tess Durbeyfield, whom the novel is centralized around, faces more tragedy and injustice in her adolescent years than any women could bear and perseveres through out. Tess’s character, as well as the women around her, shows the true inner strength women possess. From the early days of Tess’s journey, the inner strength of her character is shown as she plays caretaker to her large family. Hardy presents Joan Durbeyfield, Tess’s mother: as superstitious, faintly childlike, and essentially harmless, and he had remarked that between her and Tess ‘there was a gap of two hundred years as ordinarily understood’...Hardy encourages us to...
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...SETTING AND PLOT, ASSESS THOMAS HARDY “TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES AND MORAL”. THOMAS HARDY- TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES (NON-AFRICAN) Pre-Occupation Thomas hardy first in his career became an apprentice to John Hicks. A Dorchester Architect for several years, his practice architecture in Dorchester, he also simultaneously studied Greek and Latin. It was during this period that he began written poetry. In 1862, Hardy moved to London ad worked as a Architect for Arthur Bloomfield. He continued to write poetry but was unsuccessful in getting it published. In 1871, his first novel, Desperate Remedies, was published, and a year later, under the greenwood tree was published DICTION Diction entails the use of words or language style use in the poetry. The style use in this poetry is narrative technique employed by the writer is the third person or omnipresent, through this technique the writer is able to present the various, no matter where they occur. • Imagery Bird: Image of bird recall throughout the novel evoking their traditional spiritual associative with higher Realm of transcendence. • Biblical Allusion The book of Genesis: the genesis story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden is evoked repeatedly throughout Tess of the d’urbervilles, giving the novel a broader metaphysical dimension. • Symbols Prince: When Tess dozes off in the wagon and loses control, the resulting death of the Durbey field horse, price, spurs Tess to seek aid from the d’Urbervilles,...
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...To what extend is Tess responsible for her own downfall? In Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Tess, the protagonist can be seen as an intelligent, innocent and somewhat beautiful female that has hardships and injustices endlessly heaped upon her. From the early days in her life, her father John had begun to destroy her, which then led to Alex D'Urbervilles and eventually finished with Angel Clare. Each dominant male figure in her life seems to have contributed to her tragic downfall, which the reader encounters at the end of the novel. But others may argue that it is Tess’s own misdoings that lead on the tragedies. So is Tess to blame for becoming a ‘fallen woman’ or are those around her to be held responsible for her tragic life story? The three dominating male in this novel are arguably the most influential figures in Tess’s life. Her father, John Durbeyfield, is a shiftless man who takes drinking more seriously than work. He’s discovery of an apparent noble lineage, the D’Urbervilles, has forced Tess to go to this relation and claim kin out of her own will. Tess’s hesitation in written as a simile ‘Tess stood hesitating like a bather about to make his plunge’. The ‘plunge’ suggests heavy movements. Readers may relate this to Tess’s unwillingness to come here in the first place, thus she is forced to take the ‘plunge’, to take a risk. The 3rd person ‘his’ is used rather than the feminine ‘her’ even though Tess is a woman, portraying the Victorian society...
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...“The minister’s son in his conceited impotence violates Tess more cruelly than her sensual lover” Discuss. In Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d’Urbervilles (published in 1891), Hardy portrays his heroine, Tess, as an innocent and poor country girl; a symbolic version of the rural women of the era who were mercilessly down-trodden in a male-dominated world, and who, when abused, were blamed for it. This novel has evoked generations of readers’ sympathy because of Hardy's portrayal of Tess’s tragic fate and her life journey as a victim of both individuals and the society she was born into. Since the first publication of this novel many critics have analyzed the source of Tess’ tragedy and downfall. This essay intends to analyze the novel to evaluate whether the evidence supports the title statement or not. Is it the ministers’ son ‘Angel’ or Tess’ sensual lover ‘Alec’ who violates her in a more cruel way? It will compare the ways in which Tess was treated badly by both men, and how the machinations of both tragedies combined led to the tragedy that was Tess’ death. It will primarily focus on the comparison of the behaviour of both men, specifically: Alec's sexual need and desire to have Tess versus the pedestal of “a visionary essence of woman—a whole sex condensed into one typical form” upon which Angel placed Tess. The meaning behind the title; The “double moral standard” applied to sexual endeavours; A conclusion of whether the title statement is correct and if so to what extent...
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...Darkness and Tess of the D’Urbervilles. In the novel Heart of Darkness, oppression is demonstrated by human’s desire to control others through slavery. Oppression is also demonstrated in the novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles as viewed in the treatment of Tess and women of that time period. Oppression is the underlying theme within these books that demonstrates power and domination which results in the situations of slavery and victims of fate. These two novels give a better understanding of the theme of oppression that’s presented within the characters and the heart of the stories. Tess of the D’Urbervilles is a story about tragedy and oppressive events that Tess faces. These events begin to occur after the death of Prince, the horse of the Durbeyfield’s. With the death of Prince, Tess knew her family would face economic devastation. With Tess feeling guilty about the situation that happened, her parents decided to use her guilt against her to ultimately agree to work for Mrs. D’Urberville (Chap V). The Durbeyfield’s knew that they had a form of power over Tess because of her feelings of guilt and Tess allowed her parents to control her decision based on her guilt. Tess was so blinded by the death of Prince and the guilt that resulted, that she forgot what her brother Abraham warned her about her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Durbeyfield had plans and expectations for Tess which included her marriage to a wealthy man that would help them financially. The decision to make Tess work for...
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...INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Name Institution Date V b b b b b b b b b b b n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n b b b b h h jj h h n n Thesis Statement: Utility of Stakeholder Theory for Sustainable Business Introduction Strategies employed by international companies to gain competitive advantage over their rivals differ from one company to another. One way of doing this is ensuring that they are environmentally conscious in how they partake their activities. In this modern age, they should not only focus on profit making but also consider how their activities affect the stakeholders of the business; hence the stakeholder model. The Stakeholder Model Unlike the traditional economic model that focused on the main goal of profit making, the Stakeholder theory focuses on more values and ways to make the stakeholders comfortable in the business. A business has more than the three employer,employee,supplier as stakeholders .The stakeholder model thus looks to balance out all these stakeholders in order to reduce any conflict that may arise from the all-inclusive environment. It is important for any company to recognize its social obligation in society in order to abide and custom its operations in the same line. Figure 5.23 presents the different dimensions of social aspect of community such as pollution, health care to employees among other societal obligations. In order to measure a company’s social and environmental performance, the triple bottom- line accounting caters for...
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...Tess of the D’Urbervilles The main decision that the reader has to make in this novel is whether Tess is a pure woman that is sinned against or a fallen woman who is punished for her sins. Personally, I have always held the opinion that tends to agree with Hardy that Tess is a pure woman who is constantly wronged against in the text. It seems that Tess’ fate is determined on the very first page in the novel where her father is informed of his wealth and heritage and regardless of this, Hardy’s omniscient narration influences you to sympathise with Tess and hope that finally she will be saved and live a happy life with Angel. Of course this does not happen but by giving the reader a chance it allows them to emotionally connect to the text and form their own opinions. I see Tess as a pure woman as she is wronged by people throughout the book. Firstly, Tess is wronged by her mother as she refuses to educate her as a Lady and inform her of what the world can be like. This ultimately leads her to be wronged by Alec, as he commits the sin of raping Tess which means that she can never properly be with Angel as she is seen in society as ‘damaged.’ Surely, Tess can’t be seen as a fallen woman. How does she sin in this novel? Can you blame her for being raped when she is described as so naive? Another concept of this novel is the way in which the male characters are perceived. Is Alec represented as the definition of evil? Is Angel perceived as morally good? It seems that this is so...
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...freshness of Tess rightly made Angel to describe her as, “What a fresh and virginal daughter of nature that milkmaid is”. True to Angel’s description, Nature acts in a parental way towards Tess, protecting her or reflecting her feelings, indistinguishable from nature. In ‘Tess’, nature serves as a living character as oneness between Tess and nature is established which is often expressed through her moods and instincts. She is all symbolic to nature as humans don’t find time to stop and cherish the beauty of nature, Tess too was over sighted by Angel but as whenever man gets time to refresh himself through the beauty of nature and goddess of beauty never disappoints him, Tess on her part was relative to nature as Angel named her after Greek goddess such as “Artemis or Demeter” that makes her seem coupled with supernatural side of nature. Like towards nature, for Tess too “Strangers grow momentarily fascinated by her freshness”. When they glance over her features, on her “large innocent eyes”, they seem so like equilibrate and affectionate glance of nature over humans, having no discrimination for any race thus as innocent as Tess’ eyes. Now in the life of Tess, most moving characters are Angel Claire and Alec; both are symbolic to their part. Being Tess’ lover, Angel is playing for a naturalist who loves, admires and cherishes nature and considers it most exquisite and flawless thing of the world. Such admiration is shown when it is narrated that Angel “loved Tess; her soul, her...
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...Angel and Tess: A Romance Fit For the Books? Romeo and Juliet, Antony and Cleopatra, Napolean and Josephine. Throughout society's entire existence, we have known almost innately that these couples belong together, and yet fate intervened to deal their relationship a tragic blow. Yet readers persist on viewing these couples as the most passionate of all times. What makes them so unique? What makes them so compatible? What makes everyone see them as half of a whole instead of two? These couples proved to society that they belonged together, no matter what circumstances they faced . They possessed True Love, the rare gift that makes a relationship last, amidst outer turmoil. In the novel, Tess of the D'Ubervilles, by Thomas Hardy, another literary couple is portrayed. Tess Durbeyfield and Angel Clare appear to be in such an invincible love. The audience believes that they could have a happy life together as a unified couple, but, here too, fate intervenes and Tess is killed. However, the question remains in readers' minds: Would Tess and Angel’s relationship reached the level of perfection in these examples had Tess remained alive? Would their relationship have been successful? There are several factors that can define a successful relationship. In order for a relationship to be worthwhile, the relationship must possess mutual love, respect, and trust, characterized by similar backgrounds, harmonious personalities , and compatibility. Tess and Angel’s love could not have...
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...Learning From Mistakes People learn from the past. Either their own or from the people that lived before them. Readers can learn from the literature they read. In “Tess of the D’Urbervilles”, by Thomas Hardy, readers can learn from the actions of the characters. Written in 1891 the roles of women and men are different from what they are now. Readers can see the difference though many of the characters such as Tess Durbeyfield, Angel Clare, Alec D’Urberville, and Joan Durbeyfield. These can be shown through the characters in their relationships, thoughts, and actions. Your relationship with someone can say something about you. Once learning about their ancestry and the tragedy of the horse, Tess’s family decides to have her go visit part of their family in Trantridge. Upon her arrival she is greeted by Alec, the son of the mansion. Alec always got what he wanted and he wanted Tess. Since Tess refused his companionship Alec rapes her one night and Tess becomes pregnant. After the death of her infant, Sorrow, Tess finds new work at a dairy where she meets her new husband, Angel. On their wedding night Angel and Tess tell secrets that they have been holding in. Tess tells about Alec, and Angel decides to leave her. Tess’s past relationship changes her relationship now. This shows that who you are associated with can change how people think about you. Once Angel found out about Tess’s past he decides to go on with his apprenticeship without her. On the rode he runs into Izz...
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...other people starve to death. He tries to denounce this awful situation (despite the censure to which he is forced), and that’s why his novels are so provocative: as a matter of fact, in “Tess d’Ubervilles”, the main character is always described as pure, lovely and innocent, even if she’s an unmarried mother and kills Alec, her first husband. This murder, as a matter of fact, is caused only by circumstances and not by the will of doing violence on him. His pessimistic ideas are caused not only by the reality in which he lives, but also by scientific movements and the new geological discoveries: because of them, he rejects Christian doctrine and the Bible and starts to think man is insignificant. One other really important element is Hardy novels (which also determinates his tragic view of life) is Nature: it isn’t just the background of his novels, but a real character; it is a lively force always close to men, who are always influenced by it. As a matter of fact, he’s a “naturalist”, because he thinks that every man is the product of his native place, his historical context and other external factors. Despite its importance, Nature isn’t a source of joy and pleasure, but a sort of “stepmother”, hostile and indifferent to humans’ destiny. As a matter of fact, in the conclusion of “Tess”...
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