Turning Point – Theme of fate

• Parson Tringham – Heritage
• The rape – “It was to be”
• The letter – “blighted star”
• The hives/ death of Prince – red symbolism
• Pheasants – shows Tess’s death
• Stone Henge – Altar

Tragic character – Theme Sexism

• Tess’s parents – they see Tess as a route out of poverty
• Alec’s seduction – strawberries and the roses
• Angel’s idealism – Artemis/ Demeter
• Angel’s hypocrisy – Same crime
• Flintcombe Ash – All the women are desperate for work