Casterbridge

The novel opens on a dirt road near the village of Weydon-Priors, in the English county of Wessex. Michael Henchard, a hay-trusser, is traveling with his wife, Susan, and young daughter, Elizabeth-Jane. However, a passing farmer tells the Henchards that there is no chance of finding employment or housing in the village. Discouraged, Michael takes his family to a furmity seller 's tent in Weydon-Priors. The furmity seller adds liquor to Michael 's meal, and after several servings Michael becomes an

Online Dictionary for Literary Devices, “The etymology of the term foil testifies the aforementioned assertion as the word ‘foil’ is taken from the practice of backing gems with foil (tool) so that they shine more brightly.” Throughout The Mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy sets up multiple pairs of characters as foils to contrast them and express his opinion of what attributes a person should have. Michael Henchard, who cares more for personal gain, is a foil to Richard Newson, who cares for his wife

Elizabeth-Jane A young Scotsman with a lot of ambition. He becomes the mayor of Casterbridge Susan and Newson’s daughter and the stepdaughter of Henchard. A young lady from New Jersey, who was initially interested in Henchard The story mostly revolves around what happens to Michael Henchard. Michael Henchard is the tragic hero. The novel begins with him being a hay-trusser to the mayor of casterbridge to his terminal fall in the eyes of the society. Henchard becomes an outcast and poverty-stricken

Henchard, only to find out from the furmity woman that Henchard is now the successful mayor of Casterbridge. When Susan sees the life Henchard has made for himself without her, she wishes not to disrupt his life but knows Elizabeth Jane needs more that what she can offer her. Susan eventually regains a marriage with Henchard and due to knowone knowing the truth about her and Henchards past, the locals in Casterbridge see Susan as a delayed choice in a wife for Henchard. Susan is said to be pale, simple,

The Importance of Character and a Good Name in The Mayor of Casterbridge Introduction The novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy deals with the importance of character and reputation. The story is centered on the life of Michael Henchard and his struggle with the consequence of a decision made as a young man in an inebriated state. The novel begins with Michael, his wife Susan, and their young daughter Elizabeth-Jane arriving in the town of Weyden-Priors on "Fair Day." Michael drinks

Claude McKay and Thomas Hardy both clarify in their stories a feeling of choosing what they are doing with their life and the circumstance that they are in. In " The Man He Killed" the storyteller is befuddled and in dismay of what he has done and why he must be in a circumstance of executing another man in any case as he said he could have most likely of been great companions with the other person if things were distinctive, perhaps. In "The White City" the storyteller has a filled contempt for

In the short story “The Adventures of an Engineer’s Thumb”, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a hydraulic engineer named Victor Hatherley seeks the help of Dr. Watson and Sherlock Homes as he is brought to them with a broken thumb. Hatherley then explains that he accepted a job offering from a mysterious man named Colonel Lysander Stark. Stark tasked him to look at one of his hydraulic press machines that he owns. He says that he uses this machine to process a specific type of clay which is found

Ganondorf is never first to arrive when the council is summoned. Though he is never tardy, Ganondorf does make them wait. His fellows trickle in, some in groups, others one or two at a time. Some of them rush to have Harkinian's ear before the rest, so they might curry favor for one scheme or against some threat, real or imagined. Ganondorf found, quite some time ago in fact, that he simply did not care enough to be bothered. He had enemies, no doubt, but none of them were ever quite bold enough

due to fact that there are hostile and compassionate aspects to them. Also, these complex relationships make it possible to be physically close to someone without being emotionally connected to them. This is shown in the excerpt from The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy through the characters Mayor Henchard and his daughter Elizabeth-Jane. The Mayor and his daughter have a critical and unloving relationship resulting from their previous estrangement and his judgmental personality. This relationship

works Far From the Madding Crowd and The Mayor of Casterbridge, the differing portrayals of relationships and style of characterization dictate the theme and overall likeability of the two rather similar novels. Despite the similarities, the positively thematic ideals depicted by Bathsheba Everdene and Gabriel Oak’s complex relationship in Far From the Madding Crowd rivals that of Michael and Susan Henchard’s toxic relationship in The Mayor of Casterbridge, causing the latter to be less