Tess of the D’urbervilles

Discussion Director Tess of the DUrbervilles 1. One of the biggest issues in this story is whether Tess is victimized, whether she is responsible for her fate, or whether she is parti every(prenominal)y victimized and partially responsible for her fate. What do you think? Through protrude the entire sassy, Tess has been victimized by others and by pristine accident. Starting from the very beginning when her father found out closely their link to the DUrbervilles, every misfortune she experienced was initiated by immaterial forces.Her own mistakes be minimal and forgivable until the end of the novel. Some of the rakeers of the literacy circumstances argued that Tess is responsible for her fate in the end because of her conclusiveness to kill Alec. I deliberate that she had been far too pressured and in the end she exploded and did something out of desperation. If she hadnt been victimized for so long before her death, she definitely would non have committed such a crime. 2 . argon there clock when Tess does have a choice and her decisions and actions are the result of her character?Yes, Tess does constrain her own decisions throughout the novel. For example, when she decides to tell Angel about her past, this is a decision based on her character. Although one cant say she is to doomed for his reaction, nor can anyone criticize her for her honesty, it was this decision that got her abandoned by her husband. She makes many decisions where she ends up getting in a worse situation, however up until the end, all her intentions are unattackable natured. 3. The best tragedyhighest tragedy in conciselyis that of the WORTHY encompassed by the INEVITABLE. The tragedies of immoral and worthless people are non of the best Do you agree with Hardy? Do you believe that the novel is a tragedy? Yes I agree with Hardy. It is more tragic to read about a frank person who experiences terrible events and catastrophes rather than unhealthful people. It is tragic bec ause one would not expect terrible things to happen to good people, the common psyche being that positive actions get positive rewards.The idea of tragedy being inevitable scares readers in believing that human beings are hopeless in the hands of fate. This idea of tragedy that Hardy describes is illustrated in the novel. Tess is exactly what he says a good tragedy is about, a good person that succumbs to the inevitable. 4. How does Alec show himself to be a better, more considerate, less stringently villainous person than we might have believed him to be earlier? Are his actions toward Tess ever motivated by love? Alec returns in the plot as a convert. He went from being a rapist to being a priest.He shows himself to be better by wooing Tess with the promise of comfort and love. He compares himself to Angel and tells her that Angel will never come back. He tells her the justness about his last name and provides her with honesty. I dont believe his actions toward Tess are motivat ed by love. Someone in love would not have tempted her so devilishly with money and shelter they would provide delirious support above all. If Tess did not feel there was love mingled with them, then most likely he was still his same experienced scheming self.