性格缺陷酿成人生悲剧——苔丝悲剧成因再探

Life Tragedy Owing to Defects in People's Character:A Rethinking on the Causes of Tess' s Life Tragedy

《德伯家的苔丝》是英国文学巨匠托马斯·哈代最得意的一部悲剧性小说,苔丝是其笔下最优秀的悲剧女性形象,被认为是19世纪英国文学史上反传统的先驱。造成苔丝悲剧的原因很多,文章从苔丝本人、苔丝之母和安琪儿的性格缺陷分析出发,探讨苔丝的悲剧成因。

Tess of the D＇ Urbervilles is the most well-known tragic novel by the famous British writer Thomas Hardy, and Tess is the most successful woman character under his pen, for she is regarded as a pioneer against traditions in the 19th century. There are many causes for Tess＇s tragic fate. This paper probes into the causes of her tragic fate by analyzing the defects in Tess, her mother and Angle＇s eharaeters.