Hardy describes the tragic fate of the rural life in England in quite a morbid mood and expressed his pessimistic view on human life at large. His The Mayor of Casterbridge is a most controversial novel reviled and revered. This thesis intends to make a comprehensive exploration of the tragic fate of the hero Henchard. As the mayor of Casterbridge‚ Henchard never stopped the fight against his fate throughout his whole life‚ however‚ he never succeeded‚ and moreover‚ he was beat down by fate. His
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If works of art mirror their societies‚ they reflect the burning issues of their societies. The historical backgrounds of the two selected texts: The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy and Othello by William Shakespeare are key to the task at hand. In short‚ setting both in place and time plays a very significant role in answering this question. So the task at hand is to situate the selected texts within the context of their history‚ geography‚ intellectual and cultural struggles and then compare
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A Thesis ANALYSIS ON TRAGIC CHARACTER IN THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE By ANDRI HERMANSYAH 102026024515 ENGLISH LETTERS DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF ADAB AND HUMANITIES SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY JAKARTA 2009 APPROVEMENT ANALYSIS ON TRAGIC CHARACTER IN THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Adab and Humanities In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Strata (S 1) By ANDRI HERMANSYAH 102026024515 Advisory: INAYATUL
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The fact that Hardy resented being called a pessimist is no reason why he should not be thus described. Hardy was the painter of darker side of life as it was no wonder if people charged him of “pessimist”. The opinion is both right and wrong in this context. Infact‚ there are some factors that compels us to believe him a pessimist. He was hypersensitive; his own life was tragic and gloomy. For a speculative soul‚ this world is a thorny field. The gloomy effect of his age plays an important
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Lucetta contrasted with Elizabeth-Jane from "The mayor of Casterbridge" ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’‚ is a novel written by the famous English novelist Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)‚ and is set in somewhere around 1830‚ when England was on the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Hardy describes this novel as ‘A Story of Character’ as it revolves around Michael Henchard‚ its male protagonist and at times its antagonist‚ however to successfully keep the book interesting and add the feminine touch
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philosopher Heraclites. By this he meant that our personalities and actions shape the outcomes of our lives and therefore our destiny. This statement opposes the traditional view that man’s fate is determined by an external force (name it god or even chance). This argument is basically one of faith: do you believe we shape our own futures by how we act‚ or are our lives programmed in a certain unchangeable way? In other words‚ do you believe in an omnipotent being that has our lives or at least our futures
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Bibliography: Incidents in the life of a slave girl : written by herself Author: Harriet A Jacobs The Mayor of Casterbridge Author: Thomas Hardy Thirty Years a Slave Author: Elizabeth Keckley
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“Consider the fall of Michael Henchard. Is it of his own making?” Will Gomm In the novel ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’ Michael Henchard brings upon his own downfall. He is the tragic figure of novel and the rises and falls that he finds himself in the middle of are completely of his own makings. Henchard’s downfall comes as the main result of his impulsivity. He is always too tired up living in the moment and fails to see the bigger picture around him; he acts to make decisions before he truly
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Compare and contrast Henchard and Farfrae as seen by Thomas Hardy In Thomas Hardy’s tragic novel‚ ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’‚ the author creates a foil in the form of Donald Farfrae to emphasize and consequently accentuate the downfall of the protagonist‚ Michael Henchard. Henchard is shown to be an overly passionate man‚ who is prone to act impulsively. While exhibiting rash behaviour‚ he seems to not take into account the consequences his actions could lead to‚ but later takes full responsibility
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Native‚ from the obvious contrast between the hero and heroine and the different attitudes to the city life and rural life‚ we have a feeling that the sky is full of dark clouds .we see that he continues to study the tragedy since The Mayor of Caster Bridge. The Mayor of Caster Bridge is a recall of the spirit of evolution. Tess of the D’Urbervilles is Thomas Hardy’s most famous novel. Under Hardy’s pen‚ the heroine Tess is created as an attractive and warm-hearted pure woman‚ who has the quality of
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