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        <title><![CDATA[The main character of the novel is Michael Henchard. He begins the novel...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The main character of the novel is Michael Henchard. He begins the novel as a farm labourer who controversially sells his wife and daughter in a fit of drunken despondency at his own poverty. 
This dramatic opening event leads to Henchard swearing a vow to abstain from drink and to locate his wife and daughter who were bought by a sailor.
Despite his hard work, dedication to success and rising to the eminent position of Mayor of Casterbridge,...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Who is the main character in the novel 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Who is the main character in the novel 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:32:10 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[when Susan was dying, she wrote telling Henchard that Elizabeth Jane was...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[when Susan was dying, she wrote telling Henchard that Elizabeth Jane was not his daughter in a letter.
Susan dies and Henchard tells Elizebeth Jane he is her father
when Henchard had told Elizebeth Jane that he was her father he went looking for evidence to prove it. this is when he came across they letter.
He was not ment to open it till Elizebeth Janes wedding day but did any way...
that is how he found out
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        <pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 04:59:21 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[how did Henchard come to know that second Elizabeth jane was not his child]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[how did Henchard come to know that second Elizabeth jane was not his child]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:16:19 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Grammardog Guide to The Mayor of Casterbridge]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Character sketches of the major characters of The Mayor of Casterbridge.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Character sketches of the major characters of The Mayor of Casterbridge.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:12:31 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Part of this pattern you are seeing is a result of the  idea of fate....]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Part of this pattern you are seeing is a result of the  idea of fate. Sometimes the novel may seem a bit contrived and the coincidences that appear almost become unbelievable. However, the theme of fate is that each character has a downfall based on his or her fate and nothing can change that. The fate is due to the character and his or her flaws. This is who that person is and the charaters do not change or alter their personalities even...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2008 15:00:17 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The repeated pattern is coincidence, the chance occurrences that explore...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The repeated pattern is coincidence, the chance occurrences that explore the nature of fate. Hardy leaves it to the reader to decide if these coincidences suggest the blindness of fate or if they are directed by some supernatural hand leading the characters to their deserved fates. These chance happenings progress the plot of the story. Hardy believed that life is shaped by powerful, uncontrollable forces, such as heredity and God, so that his...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 2 Jul 2007 09:30:34 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[There is a repeated pattern in the episodic plot of The Mayor of...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There is a repeated pattern in the episodic plot of The Mayor of Casterbridge. What is this pattern and what does it mean (its significance)?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:36:16 PST</pubDate>
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