《Tess-of-the-DUrbeville》character-analysis

CharacteranalysisAngelClare1.Breifintroduction:Thesonofaclergyman;Tess'shusbandandtruelove.Heconsideredhimselfafreethinker,buthisnotionsofmoralityturnedouttobefairlyconventional:herejectedTessontheirweddingnightwhensheconfessedthatshewasn'tavirgin,eventhoughhe,too,hasengagedinpremaritalsex.HeworksattheTalbothay'sdairytogainpracticalexperiencebecausehehopestobuyafarmofhisown.2.Characteristics:freethinking,despisedclassbiasagainstreligionandtraditionalmorality.01HisloveforTess,ameremilkmaid,andinthattime,isoneexpressionofhisdisdainfortradition.020304ExamplesAfreethinkingsonbornintothefamilyofaprovincialparsonanddeterminedtosethimselfupasafarmerinsteadofgoingtoCambridgelikehisconformistbrothers,Angelrepresentsarebelliousstrivingtowardapersonalvisionofgoodness.HisloveforTessmaybeabstract.Angelcalledher“DaughterofNature”.Angel’sidealsofhumanpurityaretooidealizedtobeappliedtoreality.Angelrealizestheactualcomplexitiesofreal-worldmoralityafterhisfailureinBrazil,andonlythenherealizedthathehasbeenunfairtoTess.However,everythingwaslateandthetragedycannotbechanged.AngelClarewasatypicalimageofbourgeoisintellectuals(典型的资产阶级知识分子的形象).HewasnotasrudeasAlecStoke-d'Urberville,butgentle.Buthewasoffensivetourbanlife,andseemedtobeahumanistandfreethinkers.Althoughhewasborntothefamilypastor(牧师家庭).Hedidnotwanttofollowthepriest“forGod’sservice”butto“theserviceofhumanity”whichwascontrarytothewishesoftheirparents.Hewenttothecountrysidetolearnfarmingtechniques.Hedespisedclassbiasagainstreligionandtraditionalmorality(鄙视阶级偏见，反抗宗教和道德传统).Alecd’Uberville1.Briefintroduction:Heisthesonofarichmerchantwhoaddsthenameofd’Ubervilletohisownname.Heisahandsome,immoralfraud.HeseducedTesswhenshewasnomorethanseventeenyearsold,andlaterpursuedherrelentlesslyuntilsheagreedtobecomehismistressagain.Atlast,hewaskilledbyTess.TherepresentativeofthewickednessisAlec.ThisduplicityofcharacterwassointenseinAlec,anditsconsequencesforTesswassosevere,thathebecamediabolical.2.Characteristics:slipperyandduplicitous,viciousAlechasawordwhenthefirstsignofTess:TheU.S.isapricetopay.ModernBritishcapitalismasaprimerepresentativeofthenatureofsociety,hebelievedthatthecapitaloftheMagicinfinitestrength.→Alecistheembodimentofthiskindofcapital,moneycanbuyeverything-apartfromhousing,land,livestock,machinery,butalsocanbuyanoblefaçadeofthefamilynamedecoration,andevenmarriageandsex.SohethoughtthatTesswasalsowillingtodo.everythingformoney.“IsupposeIamabadfellow—adamnbadfellow.Iwasbornbad,andIhavelivedbad,andIshalldiebad,inallprobability.”Marian1.AmilkmaidwhomTessbefriendsattheTalbothaysDairy.2.MarianandothertwomilkmaidsremainclosetoTessthroughouttherestofherlife.TheyareallinlovewithAngelandaredevastatedwhenhechoosesTessoverthem.ThisisthereasonwhyMarianturnstodrink.TessDurbeyfield1.Briefintroduction:Theprotagonist,theeldestdaughterinapoorruralworkingfamily;afresh,prettycountrygirl.2.Characteristics:pure,courageous,filialpiety,tender,responsible,rebel,sincere…WhyTessisapurewoman?InthemindsofThomasHardy,Tesshasavarietyofexcellentquality,superiortothoseso-calledaristocraticandbourgeois.Herfilialpiety,gentleness,perseverance,sincerity,courageandrebelliouscharacteristicmakesheracharmingwoman.Themeaningof“purity”indictionary1.ApurewomanatthattimeInVictorianAge,socialpatriarchalsystemdeprivedwomenoftheirindependentsocialstatus.Thepatriarchalsocietyregardswomenasthe“alien”.Thisreflectstherealityofmen'sprejudice,fear,oppressionandinjusticetowomen.Atthesametime,italsoreflectstheselfishnessandoverbearingofmeninthepatriarchalsociety.Thus,inthatage,apurewomanmustleavehervirginitytoherhusbandandbeadependencyofherhusband.2.Tess’spurityUnlikethewomeninthatage,Tesshasherownwayofthinking.Sheiswillingtofindingherpureloveinsteadofgettingmarriedtoanunfamiliarman.Sheisnottheappendageofman.WhenshewasseducedbyAlec,sherefusedtomarryhim.Herperseveranceandrebelmakesherapurewoman.ShemetAngel---hertruelove.Tess’sloveforAngelispure.Inthatera,ifwifeisabandonedbyherhusband,itmeansthatsheisbeingabandonedbythewholesociety.Still,shewaitedforAngeltoturnback.Thewaitwaslong,andthewaitwashopeless.Tesswaspersistent,andshecouldnothelpbutlookforwardtoit.Despairistheultimateexpectationofdecline,andexpectationisthelongestextensionofdespair.Withhope,shefacedtheunknowndespairuntilshelostherexpression.Purityandchastity