Question

Explore the theme of suffering in thomas hardy's mayor of casterbridge

Answer 1

Answer:

The theme of suffering in thomas hardy's mayor of casterbridge

Explanation:

The most important theme in The Mayor of Casterbridge is that of blind Fate.  For Hardy, Fate is blind, arbitrary and merciless and always brings misery, pain, sorrow and suffering. There is no fate that is a good fate. Fate is delivered through coincidences and circumstances that cannot be foreseen. Once an opening allows for the working of fate's designs, there is little or nothing that can be done to stop its inexorable flow to a catastrophic end.