insist./ Insist for us all‚/ which is the job/ of the voice‚and especially/ of the poet.Else what am I for‚what use am I for‚ what use am I if I don’t insist?’’ This was the very crucial question raised in the poem‚ Refusing Silence by Tess Gallagher. In her poem‚ Tess Gallagher creates a momento revolving around not only what poets do‚but what they should do if they don’t create poems. In doing this however‚ she writes her poem in a lyric style‚ while conveying repetition‚hyperboles‚and rhythms to
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tragic pattern for female characters in his novels. The present essay is to identify and critique significant pattern in Thomas Hardy’s portrayal of female characters in four of his major novels：Far from the Madding Crowd‚ The Return of the Native‚ Tess of d’Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure‚ and aims to explore the objective and subjective forces which can
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the creators of all humankind. Although this issue is completely debatable‚ legend has it that Adam and Eve resided in the Garden of Eden and this allusion is constantly referred to throughout various types of literary works. Thomas Hardy‚ author of Tess of the D ’Ubervilles‚ is one of the many writers that utilizes numerous scenes‚ descriptions‚ and images to illustrate specific characters as Adam and Eve‚ the place in which they dwell as the Garden of Eden‚ and the antagonist as the serpent. Within
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Nature Imagery: ‘Vale of Blakemore or Blackmoor.’ ‘Durbeyfield lay waiting on the grass and daisies in the evening sun.’ ‘for the most part untrodden as yet by tourist or landscape painter’ ‘fertile and sheltered tract of country’ ‘lanes are white…atmosphere colourless’ ‘Everything on this snug property was bright‚ thriving‚ and well kept’ ‘Everything looked like money… last coin issued from the Mint’ ‘smoke that pervaded the tent’ ‘blood-red ray in the spectrum of her young
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first wife ’s death and tried to overcome his remorse by writing poetry. Novels His first collection was published until 1898‚ and he gained fame as the author of novels‚ including Far from the Madding Crowd (1874)‚ The Mayor of Casterbridge(1886)‚ Tess of the d ’Urbervilles (1891)‚ and Jude the Obscure (1895). Most of his fictional works – initially published as serials in magazines – were set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex. He based on the medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. Hardy ’s first novel
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Chapter 1 Introduction Tess of the D’urbervilles is an extraordinarily beautiful book‚ as well as an extraordinarily moving one. Tess Durbeyfield‚ the daughter of a poor foolish peasant‚ who believes that he is the descendant of an ancient aristocratic family‚ first is seduced by Alec‚ the son of the neighboring family by the name of D’urbervilles. Then Tess encounters Angel Clare‚ a man of liberal mind and the son of a clergyman‚ and they fall in love with each other. On the evening of their wedding
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Tess- a victim of her family One does not decide what family one is born into. The innocent child‚ Tess‚ cannot be blamed for being born into a poor family. Tess is a victim of her upbringing‚ the situation of her father and mother as well as the knowledge of her ancestors‚ who were rich and prosperous. The fact that they had existed did not help Tess. However‚ it would have been a different story if she had been born into a wealthy family. Tess is the eldest of the family’s children and being a
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In the excerpt Tess of the d’Urbervilles‚ Thomas Hardy presents diction and imagery in order to showcase the life that Tess leads‚ ultimately illustrating the mysterious and weird things that are happening in Tess’s life and at the farm where she lives. The excerpt begins by showcasing how giddy and happy Tess is at the farm. The narration allows the reader to understand the emotions and feelings of Tess as she descends the Egdon slopes. “In good heart‚ and full of zest for life‚ descend the Egdon
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Good-bye (319)!” -Hardy is saying that “bless” would mean that he had finally realized that he knows and forgives Tess for her past that she had no control of. This is a major character development for Angel because Hardy makes it known to the reader that Angel and surpassed his superficial lifestyle and just accepts Tess for who she is and not who she was. Because he realizes that Tess is who she is after her difficult past. Phase the Sixth: The Convert 1) “For hours nothing relieved the
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"Antigone"‚ Antigone’s demise is destined by the Gods of ancient Greece. However‚ in Tess of the D’Urbervilles" Tess endures many incidents and coincidences of misfortunes that mark the course of her tragic life‚ in which destiny does not play a role as it does in Antigone. Chance and coincdince can plague or bless any individual at any time.Thomas Hardy portrays chance and coincidence as having very significant roles in "Tess of the d’Urbervilles" continuously. Three such coincidences were quite influential
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