Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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Where does Tess's beauty primarily come from according to the novel?
Where does Tess's beauty primarily come from according to the novel?
Her working-class mother
What does 'unhistorical' mean regarding Tess's beauty?
What does 'unhistorical' mean regarding Tess's beauty?
It exists outside aristocratic family narratives
What does 'interchange of ideas' refer to in Tess's experience?
What does 'interchange of ideas' refer to in Tess's experience?
Gossip spreading through community
Angel sees Tess as having a 'touch of rarity' despite what?
Angel sees Tess as having a 'touch of rarity' despite what?
Being 'but a milkmaid'
How does Hardy distinguish Tess's moral position?
How does Hardy distinguish Tess's moral position?
Sins of intention vs. sins of inadvertence
What does 'outside humanity' mean for Tess?
What does 'outside humanity' mean for Tess?
She feels safe in nature, threatened by society
What is Angel's main emotional limitation with Tess?
What is Angel's main emotional limitation with Tess?
He intellectualises emotions rather than feeling
What does 'wasted for want of chances' highlight?
What does 'wasted for want of chances' highlight?
How poverty and gender limit potential
What does 'revolution of the year' suggest about Tess's experience of time?
What does 'revolution of the year' suggest about Tess's experience of time?
Cyclical time marked by trauma
What does 'clue to the other's secret' foreshadow?
What does 'clue to the other's secret' foreshadow?
Revelations that will destroy their marriage