Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of the Hardy's masterpieces. Under Hardy's pen,the heroine Tess is created as an attractive and warm-hearted pure woman,who has the quality of endurance and self-sacrifice. Tess has long been regarded as the most exceptional woman character in English literary history. However,the life of this pure woman is tragic. In this paper I will talk about the causes for Tess'tragedy as well as the analysis of her characteristic. The first reason for Tes'stragedy is her poor personal background and the ignorance and vanity of her parents. Secondly,the evil power from the wealthy "relative" likes Alec. Thirdly,the conventional theory towards women from Angle is the most fatal spiritual torture to Tess. Finally,Tess'tragedy also comes from herself.
