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The Mayor Of Casterbridge


“The business of the poet and novelist is to show the sorriness underlying the grandest things, and the grandeur underlying the sorriest.” Thomas Hardy said this upon completion of the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge. Thomas Henchard, the main character in his novel, becomes the example to illustrate this idea. Henchard is at one point the most powerful person in a small town called Casterbridge. He is the wealthiest person and commands the most respect, but Hardy shows some terrible characteristics of Henchard. Because of Henchard’s pride and ego, he loses his fame and fortune and becomes a part of the lowest working class. There, while exhibiting some of his cruder qualities, he also shows signs of true affection to others.
While Henchard is the mayor, he scolds the chronincly late Abel for being tardy. Henchard is in Abel’s hut, and demands the following from Abel who is just waking up:
“’ Out of bed, sir, and off to the granary, or......


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