The tragedy that was this novel finally cones to an end with Tess' death. Angel may live on to be happy, but Tess couldn't bear the burden of so much guilt, strife, and wrongdoing. With the murder of Alec after seeming forced into taking his help with her family, she sees death as the only possible solution.
The tragedy of Tess is one of such comparisons. It shows Tess' downfall, which was similar to that of Alec. After seeing that the ruse that he had changed was not working, he became even more desperate to be with Tess. This desperation ultimately led to his undoing. While Angel took his sweet time getting back to his wife, Alec saw that as his opportunity. Tess ended up being at such a place like Stonehenge, the ritualistic properties at work there truly show how the gods had no pity on Tess. And that her end came just like many before her had been; in view of the gods and fate itself.
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