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    quote‚ “A man’s character is his fate” (Olney 118)‚ proposed by the Greek philosopher Heraclitus‚ supports the idea that a determined end is the outcome of one’s character. Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights and Thomas Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge‚ among other various works‚ attest to this philosophy. Hardy’s protagonist Michael Henchard‚ in contrast to his counterpart Donald Farfrae‚ collapses from greatness to devastation with a combination of free will and coincidence. As Henchard falls‚ Farfrae

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    mood symbol character coincidences Abstract: Modern critics consider Hardy a great writer and they consider The Mayor of Casterbridge one of Hardy¡¯s two great novels. Of all the Wessex¡¯s novels‚ however‚ this is the least typical. Although it makes much less use of the physical environment than do the others‚ we still cannot ignore the frequently use of symbols and setting in the novel. In my essay‚ I¡®ll analyze the function of the symbols and the setting in The Mayor of Casterbridge. THE SETTING

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    Cole Magee AP Literature Block 2 10/16/2012 The Effects of a Tragic Hero in The Mayor of Casterbridge by: Thomas Hardy Within the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge‚ Hardy’s main characterHenchard‚ is displayed as a tragic hero who has started off in a high position but has fallen due to an unacknowledged tragic flaw. Henchard becomes an instrument for the suffering of the women around him‚ resulting from his ultimate failure to recognize his rash behavior. Henchard’s former wife‚ love affair

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    The Mayor of Casterbridge During the first half of the 19th century English society was making the difficult transition from a pre-industrial Britain to ‘modern’ Victorian times. In agriculture‚ most of the transition took place around 1846 with the repeal of the corn laws. This allowed foreign grain to be imported into England for the first time. Consequently‚ the entire structure and methods of agriculture in Britain were greatly altered. Much of the action in Thomas Hardy’s novel The Mayor of

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    Thomas Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge As an Aristotelian Tragedy Thomas Hardy incorporates many elements of the classical Aristotlean tragedy in his novel The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886). In an Aristotelian tragedy‚ the most important element is the experience of catharsis‚ the arousing of pity and fear in the audience. The effect of catharsis on the audience depends on the unity of the plot and the effective presence of a tragic hero. The plot in an Aristotelian tragedy consists of the reversal

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    “Consider the fall of Michael Henchard. Is it of his own making?” Will Gomm In the novel ‘The Mayor of CasterbridgeMichael 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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    The Mayor of Casterbridge Chapter One Analysis In Thomas Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge‚ the first chapter introduces many elements of the story—such as time and place—to give it a realistic setting and to show intent. From an analytic standpoint however‚ the type of relationship between Michael Henchard and Susan Henchard is also present. With the inclusion of the relationship‚ it also subtly reveals both individual’s flaws as well. Hardy introduces the Henchard’s relationship as husband

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    1886 novel‚ The Mayor of Casterbridge‚ is an awesome drama rooted in early-nineteenth-century England. The story opens with an astonishing scene in which a drunken Michael Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a sailor at a local fair. The story eventually builds into a tale of guilt and revenge centered on Michael Henchard’s rise and subsequent fall from a position of power in Casterbridge. The Mayor of Casterbridge‚ however‚ plots not only the course of one man’s character‚ but also the evolution

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    come in the novel and Hardy’s style? In the first chapter of the Mayor of Casterbridge‚ the main characters are introduced to us from the outset (a young family with a small child approaching the village of Weydon-Priors‚) with the opening line informing the reader immediately of fundamental characters in the story. Thomas Hardy then immediately moves on to establish the protagonist‚ prior to conveying images of the village setting to the reader. Thus‚ Hardy suggests to the reader that the main

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    The Importance of Secrets in The Mayor of Casterbridge Hardy’s Mayor of Casterbridge is a novel that revolves around the concealment and divulging of secrets. Henchard‚ Susan‚ Newson and Lucetta all keep secrets‚ which are revealed throughout the course of the novel. Although Susan is a minor character‚ she plays a major role in the novel through the concealment of her secret. She hides her daughter Elizabeth Jane’s true identity from Henchard‚ thus allowing him to think she is his daughter

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