eath warmed his face, and in a moment his cheek was in contact with hers. She was sleeping soundly, and upon her eyelashes there lingered tears." This leads to the notion that Tess is no longer a pure woman by the standards of Angel.
             Tess displays a strong will to recover. New hopes for a bright future emerge upon meeting the respectable Angel Claire. Angel is immediately attracted to Tess' physical beauty. However his delusions of Tess being without imperfection, "What a fresh a fresh and virginal daughter of Nature that milkmaid is!" will result in a painfully agonizing relationship between them. When Angel eventually learns of Tess' past involvement with Alec, he abandons her almost at once without consideration that she was a victim of abuse, "Tess, forgiveness does not apply to the case! You were one person; now you are another."
             When both Alec and Angel are introduced into the novel, the initial impressions of both characters are very clear and simple. Alec is brought into the novel as the clear-cut villain, whereas Angel is introduced as a hero. Angel is portrayed as the young, handsome, gentleman. He seems to care less about social status, and the laws of society and care more about enjoying life. Alec is manipulative and takes advantage of Tess' misfortune as well as her innocence.
             Alec and Angel are different in the way they pursue her. The contrast between them can then be seen again through Tess' conflicting feelings for them. Tess looks upon Angel as being somewhat superior. She feel's he encompasses qualities of a hero. She does not fear Angel the way she fears Alec. It is obvious that her initial impression of Alec is not a good one, "I killed the horse, and I suppose I ought to do something to get ye a new one. But...but...I don't quite like Mr. D'Urberville being there." After only her first encounter with Alec, she is cu...