The Mayor of Casterbridge | Ideas for Group Discussion
The Mayor of Casterbridge is bound to raise stimulating discussions of fate and free will, and such conversations might lead inevitably to the degree to which Henchard's fate is what he deserves; or is he in the words of Shakespeare's King Lear (see "Literary Precedents" above), "A man more sinned against than sinning"? As a global question, then, it might be advisable to consider to what degree is Fate or destiny a malevolent presence in this novel? Those who want to do so might be advised to study some of Hardy's poems on the subject, such as "Hap," "The Subalterns," "The...
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