Ch16

Question 1

Quote showing Tess on her walk to Talbothays with a new positive outlook

Answer 1

“She heard a pleasant voice in every breeze,and in every bird’s note seemed to lurk a joy”

Question 2

Analysis of “she heard a pleasant voice in every breeze and in every birds note seemed to lurk a joy”

Answer 2

-Connection to nature,Tess deeply attuned to natural world and breeze/birds communicate happiness to her
-Nature mirrors her emotions at the time as her inner contentment is reflected by the benevolent nature
-Personification of nature gives it agency and emotion
-Language creates light hopeful tone yet this feels fragile and won’t last when viewed against Hardy’s own fatalistic world view and the novels tragic structure

Question 3

Quote showing Tess as unlike her father/family

Answer 3

Tess wished to walk uprightly while her father did nothing of the kind

Question 4

Quote showing a description of Talbothays

Answer 4

“Long thatched sheds stretched round the enclosure,their slopes encrusted with vivid green moss

Question 5

Analysis of the description of Talbothays when Tess first arrives

Answer 5

Lush sensory imagery used
-Talbothays symbol of renewal and fresh start for Tess
-Dreamlike idyllic atmosphere as Tess enters a pastoral paradise
-Beauty is intense yet transient mirroring her brief period of hope