Thomas Hardy's Use of the Elements of Tragedy in His Novels

This essay on two novels by Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles and The Mayor of Casterbridge, examines tropes and genre elements to argue that the texts fit into a long tradition of tragedy. The student focuses on three main tropes: the social or moral elevation of the tragic hero, a fatal flaw, and the hero's awareness of their failure.
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