While there is life there are moments of happiness is a conviction not so entirely unknown to the “betrayed.”
Tess is at the Talbothays Farm and sees the serenity of the farm. At Talbothays farm, Tess is able to work and support herself which provides her with a sense of peace and serenity.
Tess sees Angel who she had previously seen during the May Day dance in her hometown of Marlott. Tess is afraid that she will fall in love with Angel and is fearful of the potential consequences if she does fall in love with Angel. Additionally, Tess is adamant that she does not want to ever get married and is afraid that a similar situation to what happened with Alec will occur with Angel. Tess is afraid that if she falls in love with Angel she will be …show more content…
Angel Clare rescues the girls by carrying them across the large puddle. Angel spends the most time carrying Tess across the puddle which indicates to the other girls that he loves Tess the most out of all the girls.
Hardy means that love is “an emotion … they had neither expected nor desired.” Love is the result of Nature’s law and cannot be controlled or oppressed, according to Hardy. The girls love Angel, however since Angel loves Tess they are oppressed and deeply saddened that they will never be able to be with Angel.
This quote refers to Tess as she is “more beautiful” and “cleverer” than the other girls in the novel. However, because Tess had a child out of wedlock, she is “far less worthy of him” which refers to Angel. Because Angel is not aware that Tess had a child out of wedlock, he does not pay attention to any of the girls other than Tess. Society at the time of the novel’s publication often shamed, or looked down upon, women who had children when they were not married, making women who are virgins more worthy of being married than …show more content…
Additionally, Tess feels a great amount of shame over her pregnancy and how easily she was deceived by Alec. Tess believes that she will only be able to marry Angel when he knows about her past, however she knows that if Angel were to learn about her past he would not want to stay with her.
Angel’s idealization of Tess bodes badly for the future because when he realizes that his idealized version of Tess is not the reality, he does not know how to respond or react. When falling in love with Tess, Angel fell in love with the idealized version of Tess, rather than her true self. This is evident through Angel’s reponses when Tess attempts to tell Angel of her past. When Tess tries to tell angel of her pregnancy, he refuses to allow her to speak and pushes away the chance that the real Tess is any different than the idealized version he has fallen in love with in his
Tess is at the Talbothays Farm and sees the serenity of the farm. At Talbothays farm, Tess is able to work and support herself which provides her with a sense of peace and serenity.
Tess sees Angel who she had previously seen during the May Day dance in her hometown of Marlott. Tess is afraid that she will fall in love with Angel and is fearful of the potential consequences if she does fall in love with Angel. Additionally, Tess is adamant that she does not want to ever get married and is afraid that a similar situation to what happened with Alec will occur with Angel. Tess is afraid that if she falls in love with Angel she will be …show more content…
Angel Clare rescues the girls by carrying them across the large puddle. Angel spends the most time carrying Tess across the puddle which indicates to the other girls that he loves Tess the most out of all the girls.
Hardy means that love is “an emotion … they had neither expected nor desired.” Love is the result of Nature’s law and cannot be controlled or oppressed, according to Hardy. The girls love Angel, however since Angel loves Tess they are oppressed and deeply saddened that they will never be able to be with Angel.
This quote refers to Tess as she is “more beautiful” and “cleverer” than the other girls in the novel. However, because Tess had a child out of wedlock, she is “far less worthy of him” which refers to Angel. Because Angel is not aware that Tess had a child out of wedlock, he does not pay attention to any of the girls other than Tess. Society at the time of the novel’s publication often shamed, or looked down upon, women who had children when they were not married, making women who are virgins more worthy of being married than …show more content…
Additionally, Tess feels a great amount of shame over her pregnancy and how easily she was deceived by Alec. Tess believes that she will only be able to marry Angel when he knows about her past, however she knows that if Angel were to learn about her past he would not want to stay with her.
Angel’s idealization of Tess bodes badly for the future because when he realizes that his idealized version of Tess is not the reality, he does not know how to respond or react. When falling in love with Tess, Angel fell in love with the idealized version of Tess, rather than her true self. This is evident through Angel’s reponses when Tess attempts to tell Angel of her past. When Tess tries to tell angel of her pregnancy, he refuses to allow her to speak and pushes away the chance that the real Tess is any different than the idealized version he has fallen in love with in his