5/28/2023 0 Comments The mayor of casterbridge pages![]() ![]() After Newson's death, she returns to Wessex to find her husband. However, upon being sold for five guineas, she becomes angry and willingly leaves with Newson the sailor, effectively dissolving the marriage with Michael. She accompanies Michael Henchard to Weydon-Priors, and seems to be a dutiful wife to him. ![]() She believes that everything that happens to her is controlled by a menacing fate, and the events of the novel seem to support her view. The whole novel tries to determine whether his character works against him, or if a heartless fate has brought him down. ![]() Unfortunately, he always comes to regret his anger, usually when it is too late to make amends. Yet when he believes he is crossed, he becomes extremely angry and will stop at nothing to ruin his rival. He also lives with high morals, confessing in several instances when he could easily lie. He does have a kind spirit, wanting to make amends to Susan and Elizabeth-Jane, happily taking Farfrae under his wing, caring for the poor of the village. However, unlike his wife, he tries to fight back against this fate with his bullish nature. Like his wife Susan, he believes that an evil fate is responsible for his misfortunes. He is the mercurial main character, the "man of character" that the novel follows. ![]()
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