Analysis of the Cause of Tess’s tragedy—Human Factor
Abstract
Tess of the d’Urbervellie is a masterpiece of Thomas Hardy as one of the greatest Victorian novelists. Thomas Hardy described a tragedy of a peasant girl was of purity, beauty, kindness and diligence-Tess, who was affected by social and other causes, became a murder, and was finally sentenced to death.Over the past century, her tragedy has moved thousands of people all over the world.In this paper I try to explore just only one cause of Tess’s tragedy--human factor.
Firstly, the tale of Tess of the d’Urbervellies is given for a better understanding of the later analysis.Secondly, this paper mainly analyses the human factor which causes Tess’ tragedy and is divided into two parts:Tess’s poor family causes her tragedy; Alec and Angel both cause Tess’s tragedy; Thirdly: conclusion,Sex-discrimination.
Firstly, the tale of Tess of the d’Urbervellies is given for a better understanding of the later analysis.Secondly, this paper mainly analyses the human factor which causes Tess’ tragedy and is divided into two parts:Tess’s poor family causes her tragedy; Alec and Angel both cause Tess’s tragedy; Thirdly: conclusion,Sex-discrimination.
Keywords
Tragedy; Human factor; Poor family; Love; Sex-discrimination
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v7i13.8464
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