[Hardy-l] Tess' rage

[Kevin Taylor]

I would add that Tess' temper and violence come from her aristocratic  
lineage and blood, even as her natural beauty and passivity come from  
her plebeian background.

She's this unique figure who is too proud and educated for her rural  
setting, but too poor and passive to survive beyond her background –  
truly torn in the middle. So she goes passive and accepting when Angel  
rejects her (instead of arguing with him, or playing a pity card), yet  
she turns violent with Alec and proud in seeking any help for her  
troubles. This is part of her tragedy, along with numerous other  
factors (her social circumstance, fate, poor timing, Angel's prudery,  
her father's vanity, and so on).

Kevin
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