1. Character and Themes in The
Mayor of Casterbridge
Prepared by Bhatt
Dhara
Roll No-o2
Sem-04,part -2
Paper Name- Thomas
Hardy
paper no-E-C-405
Department of English
Bhavnagar.
3. Major Characters
Michael Henchard
Elizabeth-Jane
Susan Henchard
Newson
Richard Newson
Donald Farfrae
Lucetta Templeman
4. Themes in Mayor of
casterbriage
Marriage
Love
Memory and the past
Man and the natural world
Fate and Free Will
Dissatisfaction
Important of Character
5. Conclusion
“Henchard is a man apparently beaten by
circumstance (failed corn crops, letters
found too late, coincidental appearances of
figures from his past). His strong passion,
however, causes him to be blind to his own
weaknesses.
Hardy's main concern is to explore the
nature of tragedy and the tragic hero.”