Tess of the d'Urbervilles

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What situation led Tess to murder Alec

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What situation led Tess to murder Alec NU In Hardy's - novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles Alec is the man who ruins Tess s life At the end of the novel Tess murders Alec She kills him not because she is cruel but because she is broken and desperate Many painful events led her to take this step Alec s Return Alec is the villain in the novel At the beginning of the story he rapes Tess and ruins her whole life When Angel learns Tess s past after their marriage he treats her unfairly He leaves her and goes to Brazil However Alec returns again in Tess s life to make her suffer more Tess becomes very poor and her family is homeless Alec takes advantage of this situation He offers her money and support but wants to make her his mistress To save her starving family Tess agrees

to live with Alec But this is against her heart She still loves her husband Angel But she sacrifices her happiness for her family Angel Returns Too Late After a long time Angel comes back to Tess He realizes he was wrong to leave her When he finds Tess she is already living with Alec Tess becomes very sad She says to Angel I waited and waited for you but you did not come Tess feels very angry that Alec has destroyed her last chance to be happy to return to Angel Tess Kills Alec Tess finally kills Alec because of her sadness and love for Angel She stabs him in the heart She does this so she can be free to return to Angel In conclusion Tess murders Alec because she feels hopeless and helpless Alec is the main reason for all her pain Tess kills him not for revenge But because she wants to be free and return to love even if only for a short time

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