ENG 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Victorian Literature, Overcoat, Sony Music Entertainment
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Revelation: old family name, descendants from an old and honorable family. Tess"s puritive is partly why she is able to be taken advantage of. Keep in mind the full title is a pure woman. Somewhat unusual family to find in an old part of the country. Must be admitted that they formed a good stck. New money family, takes this old family name and makes sure that no one would know who he was: they are not real relations to the d"urbeyfield family, every bit of it is a shame. Discomfort when meeting alec d"urbeyville has a different meaning when realizing that it isn"t truly her family. Intentionally rides the horse fast so she has to hold onto him. Tess unties her bonnet so she can get away from him. Takes advantage of the fact that her family has forced her to go with him. Spies on her in her bedroom while she"s singing.
