LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 13 : 2 February 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
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The Tragic Element in Hardy’s
The Mayor of Casterbridge

D. Prasad, M.A. M.Phil. Ph.D.

Introduction

Hardy takes the foremost place among the tragic novelists of England. His novels depict clearly that he has a tragic view of life. According to him, life is the struggle of individual human will against some mysterious powers that rule the world. In The Mayor of Casterbridge, he presents a world of sorrow and tragic experiences.

His characters, rather than showing psychological development, are made of simple elements and experience a variety of emotions, as plot and situation act upon them. (History of English Literature: 302)

Darker Side of Human Nature

Hardy’s novels project the darker side of human nature. His men and women are neither rewarded for their virtue, nor punished for their vices. In his novels, he shows that there is some power beyond human control that decides things. This power may be named ‘fate’ or ‘destiny’. The Mayor of Casterbridge is one of the greatest novels expressing his attitude to life, depicting the struggle between man and man and between man and his fate.

The present study aims at analyzing the tragic element in The Mayor of Casterbridge. Hardy very artistically presents Henchard as a tragic hero. He becomes a man of high estate and the novel ends with his fall.

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D. Prasad, M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
Jeppiaar Engineering College
Chennai – 600 119
Tamilnadu
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