The Mayor of Casterbridge Chapters 36-40 Quiz
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Chapters 36-40)
Chapter 36
- Lucetta refuses to help Jopp get a job from Farfrae, fearing interference in her husband’s affairs.
- Jopp, bitter about Lucetta’s rejection, opens Henchard’s secret letters and exposes them.
- At Peter’s Finger, Jopp reads Lucetta’s letters aloud, stirring scandal in Casterbridge.
- A stranger funds a skimmity-ride to publicly humiliate Lucetta and Henchard.
- The town’s lower class prepares for the cruel mockery of Lucetta’s past.
- Jopp, despite delivering the letters to Lucetta later, has already caused irreversible damage.
- The villagers, usually bystanders, become active in the downfall of Lucetta.
Chapter 37
- Casterbridge prepares to welcome a royal visitor with a grand ceremony.
- Henchard, desperate for respect, asks to participate but is rejected by Farfrae.
- Determined to assert himself, Henchard disrupts the royal event with a Union Jack.
- Farfrae, as mayor, forcibly removes Henchard, further disgracing him publicly.
- Lucetta, now ashamed of Henchard, dismisses any role he played in Farfrae’s success.
- The crowd sees Henchard’s actions as disgraceful, deepening his isolation.
- Meanwhile, the skimmity-ride is finalized, setting the stage for Lucetta’s downfall.
Chapter 38
- Humiliated and furious, Henchard challenges Farfrae to a deadly fight.
- Henchard, in his arrogance, ties one arm to make the fight “fair.”
- Overpowering Farfrae, Henchard nearly throws him from a great height.
- At the last moment, Henchard’s old affection stops him from killing Farfrae.
- His failed revenge leaves him more broken and remorseful than before.
- Farfrae unknowingly escapes another tragedy by changing his travel plans.
- Henchard, lost in despair, is unaware of the turmoil brewing in Casterbridge.
Chapter 39
- To keep Farfrae away, his workers trick him into leaving town.
- The townspeople believe Lucetta deserves punishment and do not warn her.
- The skimmity-ride parades through Casterbridge, ridiculing Lucetta and Henchard.
- Lucetta, despite Elizabeth-Jane’s warnings, sees the procession and collapses.
- The cruel spectacle triggers a seizure, endangering Lucetta’s life and pregnancy.
- The constables fail to catch the culprits as the townsfolk cover for each other.
- Hardy highlights the power of social cruelty and its unintended consequences.
Chapter 40
- Henchard, tormented by guilt, witnesses the skimmity-ride and its impact.
- Rushing to warn Farfrae of Lucetta’s illness, Henchard is dismissed as a liar.
- Farfrae, mistrusting Henchard, ignores his desperate pleas to return home.
- Henchard, broken and helpless, watches the disaster unfold.
- As Lucetta lies dying, she confesses her past to Farfrae in her final moments.
- A mysterious sea-captain arrives, hinting at future complications.
- With Lucetta’s death, Henchard’s world grows darker, and Elizabeth-Jane remains his only solace.
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