Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Source of Tess's beauty according to Hardy
Source of Tess's beauty according to Hardy
Her working-class mother, not D'Urberville aristocratic lineage
'Unknightly, unhistorical' describes what about Tess?
'Unknightly, unhistorical' describes what about Tess?
Her beauty - not connected to aristocratic bloodlines
Hardy's distinction: sins of intention vs inadvertence
Hardy's distinction: sins of intention vs inadvertence
Tess committed sins of inadvertence (accident), not intention
'Interchange of ideas' about Tess means what?
'Interchange of ideas' about Tess means what?
Gossip/collective judgement - more damaging than individual knowing
'Outside humanity' - where Tess feels safe
'Outside humanity' - where Tess feels safe
In nature; human society threatens her, not natural world
Angel's 'touch of rarity' refers to what in Tess?
Angel's 'touch of rarity' refers to what in Tess?
Her exceptional quality despite being 'but a milkmaid'
Hardy's subtitle for Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Hardy's subtitle for Tess of the D'Urbervilles
'A Pure Woman'
Word Tess uses for Angel's treatment of her
Word Tess uses for Angel's treatment of her
'Monstrously' - reversing typical Victorian judgement on her
How does Angel approach emotions?
How does Angel approach emotions?
Intellectualises them rather than feeling them
Contrast in Tess's nature (two aspects)
Contrast in Tess's nature (two aspects)
Her repressed life vs her vitality/life force