Week 4: Tess of the D'Urbervilles By Thomas hardy

Phase IV: The Consequence (Textual Reading and Analysis)

-Angel’s opinion of Tess before and after confession

Happiness as an occasional episode in the general drama of pain

Discussion of the merits of Hardy in plot construction

Analysis of Hardy’s characters in Phase I-IV: Is Tess more sinned against than sinning?

Phase V: The Woman Pays: Analysis-Angel Clare -Misery of Tess