How was Prince killed in Tess of the D'Urbervilles

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How was Prince killed and what is its significance in Tess of the D'Urbervilles NU In Thomas Hardy's - novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles Prince is a horse The horse is very valuable to the poor Derbyfield family He helps them earn money Prince is killed in a road accident early in the novel Tess blames herself for this tragic accident The Journey One day Tess s father John Durbeyfield needs to deliver beehives to a market in Casterbridge But he gets drunk and cannot go Tess feels it is her duty to help her family So she decides to go to the market She starts the journey with Prince pulling the cart The Accident During the journey Tess becomes very tired She falls asleep while driving the cart Suddenly a fast mail cart comes from the opposite direction The mail cart moves too quickly to stop and crashes into

Tess s cart The sharp shaft of the mail cart pierces Prince s chest like a sword Hardy writes The pointed shaft of the cart had entered the breast of the unhappy Prince like a sword Tess sees that Prince is badly injured and bleeding He soon dies on the road Tess is heartbroken She feels guilty and blames herself for Prince s death She cries Tis all my doing all mine Significance Prince s death is a significant event in the story It is the first big tragedy in Tess s life She blames herself and wants to help her poor family This is why she agrees to go to the d Urberville house for help So the death of Prince leads directly to her future troubles In short Prince s death changes Tess s whole life She starts a journey of pain and struggle This event shows her good heart her guilt and the hard fate waiting for her

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