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STEP 3 Angel's two-facedness

Read the text about Angel's duplicity and complete it with the words given.

Angel's reaction to Tess shows the difference between his professed liberal ________ and his own behaviour within his marriage. Although he claims to have forgiven Tess, he continues to impose a strict ________ on her, particularly in relation to her 'lack' of ________.
His response is further sharpened by the fact that Tess descends from an ________ noble family. As he disapproves of ancient ________, he accuses Tess of having the same moral weakness that he associates with it.
However, this makes Angel highly ________. Despite rejecting conservative views, his reactions are clearly shaped by ________ ideas, which lead him to take his ________ out on his wife rather than the man that raped her.

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Posizionamento

STEP 4 Tess's emotions

Match each quote from the passage to the emotion it best expresses. Write the correct letters (A-D) in the gaps.
1 What have I done – what have I done! ________
2 You don't think I planned it, do you? ________
3 Then will you not forgive me? ________
4 I am only a peasant by position, not by nature! ________

A Need for reassurance
B Incredulity
C Self-defence
D Desperation

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Completamento aperto

STEP 2 Understanding key sentences

Match each sentence to its correct paraphrase. Write the correct letters (A-E) in the gaps.

1 You were more sinned against than sinning. ________
2 [You] have never been initiated into the proportions of social things. ________
3 I cannot help associating your decline as a family with this other fact. ________
4 Decrepit families postulate decrepit wills, decrepit conduct. ________
5 Here was I thinking you a new-sprung child of nature. ________

A I connect your family background with your behaviour.
B I believed you were completely uncorrupted.
C You suffered more wrong than you actually did wrong.
D Old families produce weak morals and misbehaving people.
E You have never been taught how social rules work.

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Completamento aperto

STEP 1 Skim for gist and find out more about the oppression of women.

Read the passage and choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1 Tess observes that Angel's anger mostly derives from ________.
2 Tess mentions her mother's experiences ________.
3 Angel thinks that Tess ________.
4 Tess's comment about her social position shows that she wants to ________.
5 Angel sees Tess's family background as a reason to ________.

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Completamento chiuso

STEP 5 Think further and prepare for your test: many Tesses

Read the text which discusses how Tess is perceived by the men close to her. Decide if the statements are true or false. Then look at the prompts and write some extra reflections in your exercise book. You can use the final text as revision material for your test.

PROMPTS:
- Refer to STEP 3 to discuss Angel's view of Tess as an angel of the house.
- Refer to STEP 4 to explain Tess's emotional distress over Angel's expectations.
- Refer to the box 'Tess' in 'All about Tess of the D'Urbervilles' in your textbook to further discuss Tess's lack of agency.

A:

The passage suggests that Alec and Angel share the same perception of Tess.

B:

The author claims that Angel's biblical and mythological references accurately describe Tess's identity.

C:

Tess's desire to be simply called by her name shows that she wants to be seen as herself.

D:

The author argues that Tess's eventual destruction is partly caused by the conflicting versions of her imposed by others.

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Vero o falso