In Tess of the D?Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy the stagnant main character Angel Clare perpetuates a virginal/pure dream-reality of Tess Durbeyfield. Hardy displays, tragedy by showing Angel?s struggle between illusion and reality, not only with Tess, but also with his pre-misconceptions of the lives of a farmer. The tragic flaw is the mistake of making a misunderstanding. The tragedy of human existence, spoken of by Thomas McFarlane, is the perpetuation of those …showed first 75 words of 887 total…

…showed last 75 words of 887 total…ternal struggle. Angel desires a woman who is pure. Thomas Hardy uses Angel?s struggles as a mirror of the defiant spirit of Human existence. He is, saying that while woman never really reach their dreams (Tess with true happiness), men can control their wills and chase their dreams. As the novel unfolds, Angel acts according to this notion, battling and struggling in the direction of his dream: Tess and a happy farmer?s life.