happiness is a virtue

Rozella 2022-03-22 09:02:40

Why do Alexandre Dumas fils, Thomas Hardy, Victor Hugo...so many talented writers like to write a common keyword [fate]? Perhaps this is their own way of redemption and reconciliation with the world. Although I support that women must marry for love, I am not sure whether this is the only correct choice. The fetters of the world make the world cool, but no one is immune. Therefore, no one has the right to test others with human nature. In a dull world, happiness itself is a virtue, including making oneself happy and making others happy. Under the moral ethics of oppression, exploitation and hypocrisy, although Tess did not escape her fate, her beauty, kindness and resistance are all virtues that illuminate the world.

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Tess quotes

  • Alec d'Urberville: [sees Tess trying to learn how to whistle] Nor art nor nature ever created a lovelier thing than you, cousin Tess. To see that pretty mouth pouting and puffing away, without producing a single note.

    Tess: It's all a part of my work, sir.

    Alec d'Urberville: Well, never mind. I'll teach you. I won't lay a finger on you. See. I'll stay exactly where I am. Now, you watch me. Don't scrape your lips too tight. Do it like this.

    [whistles]

    Alec d'Urberville: Blow gently. Gently. Try. Try again. Again. There. You'll manage splendidly now that I've started you off.

  • Alec d'Urberville: What are you crying for?

    Tess: I was only thinkin', I was born over there.

    Alec d'Urberville: Well, we all have to be born somewhere.

    Tess: Why, I wish I'd never been born. There or anywhere else.

    Alec d'Urberville: You're absurdly melancholy, Tess. You can hold your own for beauty against any woman, queen or commoner. I tell you that as a practical man who wishes you well. If you're wise, you'll let the world get a clearer sight of that beauty, before it fades. Why not make the most of life?