The Mayor of Casterbridge | Characters
It is inevitable, in discussing the tragic themes of this novel, to explore Hardy's characterization of Henchard as a man both greater and lesser than we—the quintessential tragic formulation. In this section we shall reiterate the argument that the protagonist of this modern tragedy is a man of excess passions, of loving too intensely, hating too vehemently, and often the same person. Just as he drinks too much and loves too proudly, Henchard also is capable of powerful, indeed excessive, self-loathing. Most importantly, however, he does not yield long to the temptation to blame others,...
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