Religion in Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Quotes and ideas on the theme of religion in Tess.
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- Religion in Tess
- A04 CONTEXT
- Hardy became AGNOSTIC- his greatest dispute was between the dogma and beliefs of the church
- Religion perpetuates Tess's downfall as the church does not show forgiveness and marginalises her
- She cannot bury Sorrow or baptise him. She buries him with the "drunkards"
- "She thought of the child consigned to the nethermost corner of hell, as its double doom for lack of baptism and lack of legitimacy"
- Sorrow is buried in the "Shabby corner of God's allotment where He lets the nettles grow"
- "Where all unbaptized infants, notorious drunkards, suicides and others of the conjecturally damned are laid"
- "Thy, damnation, slumberth, not"
- She cannot bury Sorrow or baptise him. She buries him with the "drunkards"
- Religion perpetuates Tess's downfall as the church does not show forgiveness and marginalises her
- Hardy became AGNOSTIC- his greatest dispute was between the dogma and beliefs of the church
- Pagan and Christian rituals
- Tess could be considered as a sacrifice for the good of society (her journey to Stonehenge)
- May Day Dance link to Pagan celebrations
- A03 - Hardy could be suggesting that religion abandons the people with dogmas that do not mesh with a modern society
- Religion is presented as shallow
- Alec converts to Christianity - some may see this as fleeting and shallow and that he does so in order to look better. He has not actually changed
- Church is not forgiving
- Tess feels like she is not welcome
- "She knew what their whispers were about, grew sick at heart, and felt that she could come to church no more"
- Tess feels like she is not welcome
- "Perhaps I don't quite know the Lord as yet"
- Tess is unsure/ confused by the role of religion
- Hardy became AGNOSTIC- his greatest dispute was between the dogma and beliefs of the church
- Religion perpetuates Tess's downfall as the church does not show forgiveness and marginalises her
- She cannot bury Sorrow or baptise him. She buries him with the "drunkards"
- "She thought of the child consigned to the nethermost corner of hell, as its double doom for lack of baptism and lack of legitimacy"
- Sorrow is buried in the "Shabby corner of God's allotment where He lets the nettles grow"
- "Where all unbaptized infants, notorious drunkards, suicides and others of the conjecturally damned are laid"
- "Thy, damnation, slumberth, not"
- She cannot bury Sorrow or baptise him. She buries him with the "drunkards"
- Religion perpetuates Tess's downfall as the church does not show forgiveness and marginalises her
- Hardy became AGNOSTIC- his greatest dispute was between the dogma and beliefs of the church
- Tess is unsure/ confused by the role of religion
- Hardy presents 2 different perspectives on religion in the novel
- has the knowledge of a believer
- has the sceptiscism of an outsider
- A04 CONTEXT
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