When they were together the Jacobean and the Victorian ages were juxtaposed In Tess of the D'Urbervilles Thomas Hardy - addresses two periods the Jacobean and the Victorian ages being juxtaposed when certain characters are together Let us break down what this means The Jacobean Age and the Victorian Age were two different times in history The Jacobean era was a long time ago around to while the Victorian era was more recent from to When the author states they were juxtaposed they were placed side by side or next to each other even though they were from different times In the story this happens when the characters interact with each other Tess the main character comes from a rural and older way of life which is more like the Jacobean era She depicts the traditions and values of that time However she lived in the Victorian era with different