Prose: TD- Chapter 1-5 Flashcards
1- What is the initial description of John Durberyfield?
“The pair of legs that carried him were rickety, and there was a bias in his gait which inclinded him somewhat to the left of a straight line.”
1- What does the parson call him?
Sir John
1- What does John learn from the parson?
that he is a “direct lineal representative of the ancient and knightly family of the D’urbervilles, who derive their descent from Sir Pagan D’Urberville, that renowned knight who came from Normandy with William the Conquerer, as it appears by Batlle Abbey Roll”
1- What does the Parson say in respose to Johnasking what he can do about it?
“Oh- nothing, nothing; except chasten yourself with the thought of ‘how the mighty have fallen’
2- How is Marlott described?
“fertile and sheltered tract of country”
“sun blazes down”
“the lanes are white”
“tinged with azure”
“deepest ultramarine”
2-What is a tradition in Marlott?
The May Day dance, which was disguised in the Christian victorian England, as it was a Pagan tradition
2-How is Tess first described?
“A young member of the band turned her head at the exclaimation. She was a fine and handsome girl- not handsomer than some others, possibly- but her mobile peony mouth and large innconet eyes added eloquence to colour and shape. She wore a red ribbon in her hair, and was the only one of the white company who could boast of such a pronounced adornment”
2- What does Tess think of her dad?
she is embarassed of him but also fiercely protective of him
2-Who enters the dance that causes a bit of a stir?
3 brothers, the older two seemingly quite snobbish and upper class, whilst the youngest, seems derdevilish and wanting to subvert his class
2-What does the eldest borther say when the youngest suggests dancing with the girls?
“Dancing in public with a troop of country hoyden- suppose we be seen!
2-What happens when the brothers leave the pary?
The youngests eye catch Tess and reminicises how he didn’t dance with her, regret at his missed oppotunity, Tess feels very similar
3- How is Tess’ household first described?
Song coming from within it
cradle rocking- worn down as all children used it
Mother tired but not pefect- trying
doesnt do chores
Tess has to help
3- What does Joan Durbeyfield ask Tess to take to the outhouse?
the ‘complete fortune-teller’
3- How are the children of Joan and John Durbeyfield described?
“All these yougn souls were passengers in the Durbeyfield ship- entireley dependant on the judgement of the two Durbeyfield adults for their pleasures, thier necessities, thier health, even their existence. If the heads of the Durbeyfield household chose to sail into difficulty, disaster, starvation, disease, degradation, death, thither were these half-dozen little captives under hatches compelled to sail with them”
3- What happens when Joan goes to fetch John from the alehouse?
She too gets caught there, so Tess sends Abraham, who also gets stuck there so Tess goes herself
4- How is Rolliver’s described and depicted?
it is described using idylic, Romanticised language and is depicted like a church, to the poor, a drink is like going to church.
4- What do John and Joan talk about at Rolliver’s?
sending Tess off to a wealthy relative to get married off now they’ve discovered their name has wealth behind it
4-What does John Durbeyfield say about Tess?
he says “Tess is queer”- meaning she is weird
4-Why is it an issue that John is at Rolliver’s? and what happens afterwards?
because he is meant to be taking hives to a local village in the early hours of the morning, he is inebriated and obiously cannot do this, so Tess goes with Abraham
4-What do they talk about in the early morning?
Abraham asked about stars and asks Tess wether they live on a splendind or blighted star and Tess says “A blighted one”
4- What happens on the journey?
Their horse, Prince, is killed
4- What happens to Prince’s body?
Normally it would’ve been sold to make some money, however, with his newly-found hubris, John Durbeyfeld decides not too and buries him in thier garden
5- Where does Tess go?
At the request, of her mother, she goes and sees thier distance relative
5- How is the journey described?
very idlyic, pastoral
5- How did these newly-discovered relatives get the D’Urberville name?
by visiting the British museum and adopting it from a list of wealthy family names after retiring from a successful business
5-Instead of the elderly woman who does she meet at the dorrstep instead?
Mr Alec D’Urberville, her son
5- How do they interact with each other on their visit?
He is very flirtatious and makes several advances towards/on Tess
5- What happens towards the end of their visist?
He tries to kiss her, before stopping, and it is blamed on fate.
