Tess Durbeyfield is a victim of external and inexplicable forces. Throughout Hardy's novel, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, seemingly insignificant coincidences change Tess' life for the worse. The belief that the order of things is already decided and that people's lives are de...

In the novel, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy fate plays an important role. Fate determines the lives of the characters involved, especially Tess Durbeyfield. Events throughout the book are predetermined and bound to happen. The fate of Tess is to live a sorrowful life to improve the...