Essays on Thomas Hardy

Happenstance is a word combining happen and circumstance; Thomas Hardy shorthanded the word to “Hap” in order to title a poem, he wrote in 1866 which was not published until 1898. This piece of work is a sonnet, although it is depicted as three stanzas,…

In Thomas Hardy’s poem, “The Darkling Thrush,” the narrator vividly describes the decaying world and the direct effect it has on their mental well-being, as well as how their depression harms their worldview. For example, the narrator says: “The land’s sharp features seemed to be / The…

Examine the View Hardy Presents Angel Clare’s Love for Tess as Idealistic Rather Than Realistic in this Extract Arguably, Hardy presents Angel Clare’s love for Tess as an unrealistic, ideal love rather than a realistic love through his use of description to describe Tess. Hardy…

Gothic Elements in Tess of the d’Urbervilles Tess of the d’Urbervilles, is a novel written by Thomas Hardy. It highly relates to the trials of young girl that is trying to help her struggling family, and escape her past, all that with trying to find…

Poem, The Five Students Introduction In the poem, “The Five Students,” Thomas Hardy uses his experience to examine his life and that of his four friends. He does not refer to the friends by their names but uses their skin complexions to describe them. The…