Key points of Comparison Flashcards
Motherhood
Joan/Tess
Clarissa/Elizabeth
Tess/Sorrow
Society’s expectations of women
Clarissa
Lady Bruton
Tess- Joan, Alec, Angel
Liza-Lu
Social status
Clarissa’s attitude towards lower classes, can be compared to Angel’s generalisation of farmers
Marriage
Protection of upper class status
Experience of characters who acquire knowledge
Angel/Peter and their travels to other countries
Tess and her loss of innocence
Clarissa and Sally
Narrative voice
Narrative intervention in Tess, as opposed to stream of consciousness in Mrs D
Use of Motifs: bird imagery in both, motif of Shakespeare in Mrs D vs Motif of Greek mythological characters in Tess
Journeys
Journey of Tess, shifts in setting parallel shifts/changes in her character vs psychological journey of Clarissa and her journey through london
Past and Present, Journey of Life
Power
Power in relation to Class
Power in relation to gender
Power in relation to Religion
Women’s attempts to find happiness
Marriage
Transcending Class
Aligning themselves with their desires
Death
Septimus- Death caused by society
Fear of Death
Death of a relationship
Death as a catalyst for misfortune
Death as a catalyst for enlightenment
Fear
Fear of Mortality- Clarissa
Fear of a meaningless existence- Angel
Fear of loss of control/power that class grants him- Alec
Fear of societal judgement- Rezia
Fear of loss of agency in his own life- Septimus
Fear as an empowering force that drives characters towards change or death
Loss
Loss of past selves- Tess from maiden to maiden no more, Clarissa from version of herself which Peter liked to the version Richard and society liked
Loss of life- Septimus, Prince, Alec, Tess
Inequality
Class inequality
Gender inequality
