how the _____ are ____
how the mighty are fallen
Insignificance of durberville name
a ____ vessel of ____ untinctured by _______
“A mere vessel of emotion untinctured by experience”
(all feelings with no knowledge)
_____ in the ____ ship
“Passengers in the durbeyfield ship”
Tess’s lack of control over fate, role of family in this
tis _____ we be __ a ____star, and not a _______ one
“‘Tis because we be on a blighted star, and not a sound one?”
Abrahams innocence relating to fate, Tess’s philosophy, links to them of class
nobody ____ tess as ______herself
“Nobody blamed Tess as she blamed herself”
Tess’s guilt is mainly self imposed
she regarded ______ in the ____ of a ______
“She regarded herself in the light of a murderess”
Tess’s guilt at Prince’s death, foreshadows later events
but _____ was tess’ ______?
“But where was Tess’s guardian angel?”
Harry’s fatalistic views, no one steps in to save her from the rape
a ________ in her hair
“A red ribbon in her hair”
Alliteration is childish, reminder of her true innocence
Red connotes sexualisation and blood - marks her out for guilt and tragedy
not the first mother _____ to ______ her offspring ___
“Not the first mother compelled to love her offspring resentfully”
Mrs durbeyfield’s inadequate job as a mother
one would think you were a ______ from your _____
“One would think you were a princess from your manner”
Alec’s dislike of Tess’s autonomy, he wants her submissive, links to theme of class
i willl _____- I ___
“I will not - I cannot” (be your “creature”)
Tess’s refusal to conform to Alec’s dehumanising ideas of submission
i was born ___, and i have ________ and i shall ____
“I was born bad, and I have lived bad and I shall die bad”
alec’s disregard for morality, epistrophe
the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.
a ____ child
“A child’s child”
Injustice of consequence of rape at Tess’s age
” oh ______ my ____’
‘why didnt you _____ there was _____ in _____??”
“Oh mother, my mother!” “Why didn’t you tell me there was danger in menfolk?”
Mrs durbeyfield’s disregard for Tess’s wellbeing
so passed away ___ the ____
“So passed away Sorrow the undesired”
The baby’s brief life and epitaph - esncription on the tombstone
she had ______ that the ____hisses when the ___bird ____
“She had learnt that the serpent hisses when the sweet bird sings”
Tess’s new experience of the world, invasion into her innocence as she is often linked with nature
“___ girl to a ____woman”
“simple girl to a complex woman”
Change in Tess after the rape, links to youth
___ and virginal daughter of ____
“Fresh and virginal daughter of nature”
Ángels view of Tess after the rape is not distorted because he doesn’t yet know
a ____ of ____ as if they were ___ and eve
“A feeling of isolation as if they were Adam and Eve”
Tess’s powerlessness over fate and tragedy linked to bible story
The phrase “a feeling of isolation, as if they were Adam and Eve” evokes a sense of being newly created, alone, and potentially vulnerable in a vast, unfamiliar world, much like the first humans in the Garden of Eden. It suggests a heightened awareness of the natural world and a feeling of being at the beginning of a journey, perhaps with a sense of both wonder and anxiety.
he saw the ___interorior of ___mouth as if it had been a ______
“he saw the red interior of her mouth as if it had been a snake’s”
genesis story, tess is again represented by nature and men play the role of eve not women
Hardy’s description of Tess’s yawn as resembling “a snake’s” mouth introduces a disturbing animalistic and biblical undertone, marking her as both Eve-like tempter and avenger. This moment of ambiguous visualisation reflects the instability of her moral positioning and foreshadows the violence to come, contributing to her tragic trajectory as both sinned against and sinning.
that ____incident of ___days was to her mother but a ______ accident
“that haunting incident of bygone days was to her mother but a passing accident”
differing significance of events to tess and her mother
she you love is not _ _____ ___, but one in ___image
“she you love is not my real self, but one in my image”
angel loves the idea of tess
i was a _____ -a ___ when it happened! i ___ knew of men
“i was a child - a child when it happened! i knew nothing of men”
tess’s innocence at time of rape
you were more ____ against than _____
“you were more sinned against than sinning”
angel’s small admission of tess’s powerlessness
