An Analysis of Tess’s tragedy in Tess of the d’Urbervilles 苔丝悲剧原因分析.doc

An Analysis of Tess’s tragedy in Tess of the d’Urbervilles Abstract Tess of the D’Urbervilles is one of the great works by Thomas Hardy. It is a great tragedy，which was published in 1891.This tragedy centers on Tess, a peasant girl born in a poor family. Everything happening has its causes. Tess’s tragedy is also not accidental. There are several aspects about the causes. In this paper,I try to explore the causes for Tess’s tragedy in three aspects: (1) the influence of fatalism; (2) the social factors concerned; and (3) Tess’s dual personality. Key words: Tess of the D’Urbervilles;Thomas Hardy;tragedy; the causes 摘要 德伯家的苔丝是哈代的巨著之一，1891年出版的一部悲剧。这部悲剧围绕着出生在贫苦农民家庭的少女苔丝展开。一切万物皆有因果，苔丝的悲剧也不例外。苔丝的悲剧结局并不是意外，有各个方面的原因所在。在这里，我将从以下三个方面，即：哈代的宿命论，社会因素，和苔丝的性格来分析苔丝悲剧命运的原因。 关键字：德伯家的苔丝，哈代，悲剧，原因 Table of Contents Acknowledgements ……i Abstract ii 摘要 iii Table of Contents iv Introduction 1 Chapter One Hardys Fatalism in the Tragedy of Tess 3 1.1 The Development of Hardys Fatalism 3 1.2 Hardys Pessimitic Fatalism in Tess Tragedy 3 Chapter Two The Social Factors in Tess Tragedy 5 2.1 The Social Environment and the Development of Capiatalism 5 2.2 Tess Poor Family and Her Parents Stupid Requirements of Tess 5 2.3 The Social Morality and its Influences on Tess 7 2.3.1 The Hypocritical Social Morality 7 2.3.2 The Influence of Moralism on Tess 8 2.4 Males Domination of Female 9 Chapter Three Tess Personality in Her Tragedy 11 3.1 Tess Rebellion 11 3.2 Tess Weak Point in Character 13 Conclusion 14 Works Cited 15 Introduction 1 A brief introduction to Hardy 1.1 Hardy and his life environment Thomas Hardy was a famous British novelist and poet in the nineteenth century. He carried forward and developed the literary traditions of the Victorian Age. He described the tragic plots vividly and truthfully in his works. He was considered as “Shakespeare of British novels”. Hardy was born in an a mason’s family in Drossier, southwest of England, the a