Tess of the D'Urbervilles Quotes - Phase the Fourth (The Consequence) Flashcards
A quote from Angel’s visit home to his family, suggesting a class divide between the middle-class nature of Angel and his brothers, and the working-class nature of Tess. “Working class” attributes are viewed almost as a disease by Angel’s brothers, who disapprove of his marriage
“He was getting to behave like a farmer; he flung his legs about; the muscles of his face had grown more expressive; his eyes looked as much information as his tongue spoke, and more. The manner of the scholar had nearly disappeared… Such was the contagion of domiciliary fellowship with the Talbothays nymphs and swains”
A quote from Angel regarding the omen of the D’Urberville coach prior to the marriage of the couple. The omen suggests further Tess’ ill-fated nature, plagued by ancestry from the start of the novel. The fact that Angel does not tell her of the omen in full is further tragic mistiming, as insight on the tragedy may have prevented her from unduly marrying Angel
“A certain D’Urberville of the sixteenth or seventeenth century committed a dreadful crime in his family coach; and since that time members of the family see or hear the old coach whenever - But I’ll tell you another day”
A quote prior to the marriage of Angel and Tess suggesting Tess to sense her marriage to be ill-omened, with reference to the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, star-crossed lovers doomed by tragic mistiming. The fact that she does not act on these suspicions further suggests her passive nature
“Her idolatry of this man was such that she herself almost feared it to be ill-omened. She was conscious of the notion expressed by Friar Lawrence, “These violent delights have violent ends””
