Draw a character sketch of Lucetta in Hardy’s novel. A Mayor of Casterbridge.

Like Michael Henchard, Lucetta Templeman lives recklessly according to her passions and suffers for it. Before arriving in Casterbridge.

Lucetta becomes involved in a scandalously indiscreet affair with Henchard that makes her the parish of Jersey. 

After settling in High-Place Hall, Lucetta quickly becomes enamored with Henchard’s archival, Farfrae.

Their relationship is peaceful until the town learns of Lucetta’s past relationship with Henchard, whereupon they make her the subject of a shameless kirimityrider Although warned of these likely consequences, Lucetta proceeds to love whomever she wants however she pleases.

Still, her character lacks the boldness and certainty of purpose that would devate nerto the level of the isolated, damuned and self-destructive individualist:** that critic Albert Guerard describes as the great nineteenth-century myth.”

Lucetta emerges not as heroic but as childish and imprudent. Her love for Farfrae, for example, hinges on her refusal to accept Henchard’s visits for several days, a refusal that makes her seem more petty than resolute.

Similarly, her rapidly shifting affectionsFarfrae eclipses Henchard as the object of her desire with amazing, almost ridiculous speed-brand her as an emotionally volatile Victorian female, one whose sentiments are strong enough to cause the most melodramatic of deaths.

He was a young woman from Jersey who had a brief relationship with Michael Henchard when he traveled to her town on business.

Lucetta nursed Henchard when he fell ill in Jersey, and, despite her innocent love for him, their interactions caused a scandal.

Henchard returned to Casterbridge, having told Lucetta of his lost wife. Lucetta wrote a series of love letters to Henchard, and, once she hears that Mrs. Henchard has died, she moves to Casterbridge, having recently inherited a large fortune.

In Casterbridge, she takes Elizabeth-Jane into her home and attempts to renew her relationship with Henchard, only to fall in love with Donald Farfrae instead.

In order to protect herself from Henchard and his ability to reveal their secret history, she marries Farfrae without anyone’s knowledge.

Henchard threatens to reveal their secret, but Lucetta meets him at the Ring and begs for his mercy. However, Jopp reveals the secret instead.

The villagers publically shame Lucetta with the skimming on, and she eventually dies from the emotional strain of possibly losing her husband’s love.

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