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CharacterAnalysisofTessTessofD'UbervillesisthemostfamousnovelofThomasHardy,thetragicendofTessispainfulandaffecting.ThepapersupposesthetragicexperienceofTessresultfromhercharacter.Hercharacterofresponsibilityistheflashpointofhertragicfortune.Herresponsibilityconvincedherselfthatsheistoblameforkillingthehorse,andherresponsibilityurgesheraskherfakerelativesforhelpafterthehorsedied,asaresultsheisacquaintedwithAlecD'Ubervilleandseducedbyhimeventually.HerresponsibilityimpelsherconfessinghermistaketoherhusbandClarebeforetheirwedding,becauseshebelievesit'sunfairtoClareifshedoesn't,asaresultherhusbandleavesherintosuffering.SherefusesAlec'sproposalwhentheymeetagain,butafterherfatherdied,herfamilyliveahardlife,herresponsibilitytoherfamilyforcesherlivetogetherwithAlec.Hercharacterofinfatuatedmakesheramiserablefate,andblindshergoodsense.Thechapter31narratestohersublimetrustfulnesshewasallthatgoodnesscouldbe-knewallthataguide,philosopher,andafriendshouldknow.Owingtotheinfatuated,sheislostherownjudgment.It'swrongthatherinfatuatedmakesherlackofequalconsciousnessandtotallycontrolledbyClare,andreadytobeaslaveofClareanditalsoputherselfinanunequalpositionlikeaservant..ThecharacterofobedienceofTessalsomakeshersadfate.Whenhermotherasksherseekshelptotheirfakerelatives,althoughsheisreluctanttodothat,sheyieldsatlast.Whentheysitonthehigh-speeddogcart,AlecspeaksLetmeputonelittlekissonthoselips,Tess,orevenonthatwarmedcheek,andIwillstop-onmyhonor,Iwill.ButIdon'twantanybodytokissme,sir!Sheimploredabigtearbeginningtorolldownherface,andthecornersofhermouthtremblinginherattemptsnottocry.Hewasinexorable,andshesatstill,andD'Urbervillegivesherthekissofmastery.ItisshownthathercharacterofobediencegivesAlechasachancetomolesther.Whentheymisstheirwayinanoldwood,shebelievesAleceasily,accepthistermsandwaitsforhiminthewood,therefore,shewasseducedbyAlec.SheshouldhaveleftAlecassoonaspossible,butherobedienceleadshertoasadend.Tessisagirlaspureasthedrivensnow.Whenhermothertellsherifsheasksforhelpfromtheirrelatives,shewouldhavetheopportunitytomarryagentleman.Tessdoesn'twanttodothat,becauseherpureheartdespisesworldlymarriage.AlthoughshewasseducedbyAlecandlivestogetherwithhim,sheisapuregirl,becauseshehasnochoicesexpectyieldtohertragicfate.Eventhoughsheexperiencesaseriousofhardships,shenevergivesupherselfandworkshard,andalwaysbelieveshercruel-heartedhusbandwholeavesherandpreserveshisreputation.Itishersimplicitythatcausesherabadend,butitalsotouchesthereaders,andthepurecharacterofTessisthebeautyoftheregretfulend.AsJungsaid:“yourcharacterisyourdestiny.”TheconnectionbetweenTess'sfateandcharacterisnotoccasional,hertragicendresultfromhercharacterofresponsibility,infatuatedandpurely.