Chapter 29

• What does Tess finally do in response to Angel's proposal?

  She accepts his proposal
• How does Tess feel about her past in relation to her love for Angel?

  She feels guilt that shadows her joy
• What does Tess's emotional outburst reveal about her character?

  Her fear of rejection and internalised shame
• What critique does Hardy make through Tess's emotional struggle?

  He critiques Victorian morality's punishment of women
• What does Tess do when she is with Angel for the first time?

  She clasps his neck
• What does the moment of Tess kissing Angel signify?

  Her vulnerability and longing for acceptance
• How does Hardy juxtapose Tess's passion with Angel's perception of her?

  It foreshadows tragic consequences of mismatched expectations
• What societal norm does Hardy expose through Tess's struggle?

  The cruelty of Victorian emphasis on chastity
• What makes confessions like Tess's unthinkable in the Victorian context?

  The emphasis on female chastity and purity
• How does Tess's struggle reflect the societal norms of her time?

  It shows how women were trapped by their pasts