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Joshua Jopp is a angry/jealous individual: "His mouth twitched with anger, and that bitter disappointment was written on his face everywhere."

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The description of the amphitheater where Susan and Mr. Henchard meet is described in the text as "But one kind of appointment-in itself the most common of any-seldom had place in the Amphitheatre: that of happy lovers." With this description it somewhat foreshadows a happy reunion between Susan and Mr. Henchard (68).

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the author alludes to Achilles because Henchard feels that he is to fit to be in his position like how Achilles was a trained warrior and not a business man.

“Henchard himself was mentally and physically unfit grubbing subtleties from soiled paper: he has in a modern sense received the education of Achilles, and found penmanship a tantalizing art” (73)

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Susan Henchard
The author describes Susan as woman who can at points be opportunistic and deceitful. This can be seen when the author highlights Susan misleading Michael into believing Elisabeth Jane is his .  '“He is, or was- for he may be dead- a connection by marriage,” said her mother deliberately "

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He shows remorse and a feeling of wanting to repent on his sins. This leads to him having a caring and giving personality.
- swears off drinking for 21 years
- asked about Elizabeth's wellbeing by the way she dressed and provided comfort ("he took her hand in parting, and held it so warmly that she, who had known so little friendship, was very much affected" (123).)

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Michael seems very dedicated to getting his life and his family back, since he has made changes, such as not drinking," 'I don't drink,' he said in a low, halting, apologetic voice. 'You hear Susan? I don't drink now. I haven't since that night,' Those were his first words."

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Henchard sells his wife and his decision impacts him throughout the book. He spends a lot of time trying to right his wrongs.
" His wife had behaved kindly to him in return for his unkindness, and had never proclaimed her wrong to her child or to the world."

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Newson was the sailor who bought Susan and Elizabeth-Jane for 5 Guineas from Henchard. After he bought them, they moved to Canada where they lived peacefully. After 12 years, the moved back to England, where Newson worked on the fishing docks. After Susan tells Newson how she feels about their relationship, Newson goes missing on a fishing trip and they assume he died. Through the small information known about Newson, it is known that he is a blue collar worker. "Newson made a living for a few years as a boatman and general handy shoreman." Newson also has a "delusion" about his relationship with Susan. While he sees her as his wife, she sees him as a legal binding.

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the author explains the main setting as an agricultural town known as casterbridge

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Susan shows herself to be incredibly selfless, as all her actions are centered around benefiting those closest to her. Although she could have revealed what Michael Henchard had done to her, to both the world and her daughter, she keeps his secret. She also seeks him out solely to benefit  her daughter, and not herself. For example, on page 18 it's stated that "She asked herself whether the present moment, now that she was a free woman again, were not as opportune a one as she would find in a world where everything had been so inopportune, for making a desperate effort to advance Elizabeth. To pocket her pride and search for the first husband seemed, wisely or not, the best initiatory step." She only wants to help her daughter have a better life than she did and doesn't seek to harm anybody or get revenge.

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The furmity woman has a good memory since she says that she remembers every big event that occurred, and it also seems like she has gotten more poor since Susan has last seen her: "'If it had been a big thing I should have minded at the moment... I can mind every serious fight o' married parties...'" (16). "'You've seen better days?'" (15). "'You'd hardly believe that I was once the owner of a great pavilion-tent that was the attraction of the fair" (15).

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After swearing the oath to not drink, Mr. Henchard hasn't touched a drop of alcohol for 18 years as a reminder for selling his wife and child through impulsivity.
"He [Henchard] scorns all tempting liquors; never touches nothing. ...I have heard tell that he sware a gospel oath in bygone types, and has bode by it ever since.'" (Page 24, paragraph 10)

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Donald Farfrae, the Scotsman, acts as Michael's opposite equal, making up for Michael's shortcomings in their alliance. Farfrae enlightens Henchard on how to save bad crops. Henchard acknowledges Farfrae's intellect saying, "Unluckily, I am bad at science... bad at figures... You [Farfrae] are just the reverse" (34).

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The author clearly describes the setting of the place that Henchard would like to meet with Susan to talk following Elizabeth Jane speaking to him.

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Grace Lawton- Discretion and Name Recognition 

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Grace Lawton- Discretion and Name Recognition 

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After selling his wife and child, Henchard worries that this information will come back for him if he told anyone his name. “Did I tell my name to anybody last night, or didn’t I tell my name? He ensures nobody knows his name and tries to move out somewhere in order to get a fresh start away from his past situations. When Susan and Elizabeth-Jane come to Casterbridge, they make sure to preserve Henchard's reputation, so the town doesn't know what he has done. “We must pay our way even before we must be respectable,” replied her mother. “Mr. Henchard is too high for us to make ourselves known to him, I much fear; so we’ve only our own pockets to depend on.”

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She is proper and seeks to act correctly. She is also a hard worker. To pay for their room and board, she helps out at the Three Mariners. She says to the landlady, "As you seem busy here to-night, and mother's not well off, might I take part of our accommodation by helping" (chapter 7). She is willing to work in order to help her mother at the sacrifice of her personal comfort.

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Michael Henchard is deemed regretful from his past actions and he wants to make up for the time that he spent "sinning". He wants to get his life back on track and rekindle any relationships, specifically with his family. “I don’t drink,” he said in a low, halting, apologetic voice. “You hear, Susan?—I don’t drink now—I haven’t since that night.” Those were his first words."

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Remorse and accountability is an overarching theme for Henchard's characterization. For example, readers gain an understanding of his regret due to his impulsive actions of selling his wife. The first thing Henchard says to Susan is, "'I don't drink'" (52). This reveals a sense of remorse and guilt.

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Casterbridge was described as ancient, and peaceful. "It's squareness was, indeed, the characteristic which most struck the eye in this antiquated borough, the borough of Casterbridge - at that time, recent as it was, untouched by the faintest sprinkle of modernism." I think that overall the quaintness of the town shows how Henchard's life has been ever since he sold Susan. After he repented for his actions he was rewarded with a quiet and prosperous life. The town also seems like a sort of capsule frozen in time which emphasizes the events that will occur there between Susan and Henchard. Their relationship has been revived after all this time as if they simply travelled back to the past.

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Joshua Jopp, becomes bitter after his rejection from Henchard, Jopp becomes jealous and creates becomes and ugly mean characters

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Elizabeth Jane is motivated to better herself and serves as a moral compass. Throughout the novel, she does a lot of help out such as serving food at the hotel in result of her and Susan staying there.

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In the Mayor of Casterbridge, Henchard sold his wife and he began to regret his choice. As a result, that choice followed him throughout his life as mayor. He tried to search for Susan and reverse what had occurred: ""If I had known you were living, Susan! But there was every reason to suppose you and the child were dead and gone. I took every possible step to find you — traveled — advertised" (117).  This regret can be seen when he meets with Susan, and the emotions he had buried start to emerge again. He finally has a chance to make up for his mistake and he does so by remarrying Susan.

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the novel takes place in a town called Casterbridge in England were one of the main character Henchard is the mayor. The also use the amphitheater as a setting and they describe it as being the finest Roman amphitheater in Britain and that gives you a sense that the town is very beautiful and has lots of things in it that attract people from all around. “the Ring at Casterbrige was nearly the local name of the finest Roman Amphitheaters, if not the very finest remaining in Britain.” (80)

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the novel takes place in a town called Casterbridge in England were one of the main character Henchard is the mayor. The also use the amphitheater as a setting and they describe it as being the finest Roman amphitheater in Britain and that gives you a sense that the town is very beautiful and has lots of things in it that attract people from all around. “the Ring at Casterbrige was nearly the local name of the finest Roman Amphitheaters, if not the very finest remaining in Britain.” (80)

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Michael Henchard

In these chapters Henchard is described as a strong leader, but despite this he is mainly described as regretful for his past actions.

"There was temper under the thin bland surface—the temper which, artificially intensified, had banished a wife nearly a score of years before"
This shows how even though he appears one way to the public there is still a lot of internal regret.

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Michael Henchard

Henchard seems very determined to get his life and family back to what it was and he takes many steps to do so. For one he swore off drinking any alcohol for 21 years and in addition to that he asked Elizabeth Jane and Susan about their well-being and own life as he could see they were tired and run down in an attempt to reconnect with his old life.

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The importance of character is an important theme in the story because Henchard has to make sure he has good character as mayor and after he sold his wife and child at the bingeing of the story he completely changed his character by quitting drinking and becoming a better person. When his wife is trying to find him she goes into town but when she hears two people talking about him she gets nervous because his character use to be so bad that she was scared he was not a good person still and that he was causing trouble in the town and thats why those men were talking about him. “He scorns all temping of liquor; he never ouches nothing” (41)

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The importance of character is an important theme in the story because Henchard has to make sure he has good character as mayor and after he sold his wife and child at the bingeing of the story he completely changed his character by quitting drinking and becoming a better person. When his wife is trying to find him she goes into town but when she hears two people talking about him she gets nervous because his character use to be so bad that she was scared he was not a good person still and that he was causing trouble in the town and thats why those men were talking about him. “He scorns all temping of liquor; he never ouches nothing” (41)

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The importance of character is an important theme in the story because Henchard has to make sure he has good character as mayor and after he sold his wife and child at the bingeing of the story he completely changed his character by quitting drinking and becoming a better person. When his wife is trying to find him she goes into town but when she hears two people talking about him she gets nervous because his character use to be so bad that she was scared he was not a good person still and that he was causing trouble in the town and thats why those men were talking about him. “He scorns all temping of liquor; he never ouches nothing” (41)

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Susan is a very loyal character because she goes back to Henchard even after he sold her and felt like she couldn’t leave the man he sold her too until he died because she felt like she had to be loyal to him after he bought her.

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Susan Henchard
Susan Henchard is described as a shy and meek person. On page 12, Henchard states, "...like Susan to show such idiotic simplicity. Meek-that meekness, has done me more harm than the bitterest temper!" This shows that Susan is a shy and submissive person, which indicates why Susan went along with the auction very easily.

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Susan is a very loyal character because she goes back to Henchard even after he sold her and felt like she couldn’t leave the man he sold her too until he died because she felt like she had to be loyal to him after he bought her. 

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Susan Newson

Susan's loyalty is shown when she explains to Michael "I thought I owed him faithfulness to the end of our lives- foolishly I believed there was something solemn and binding in the bargain" (52). Despite Michael selling her and her opposition toward it, she would stay with the man to make his moneys worth.

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Susan is a very shy character as shown when Henchard states "Meek-that meekness, has done me more harm than the bitterest temper" (12). Showing that Susan was timid causing her to easily get auctioned. She was a very loyal character and still returned to Henchard after he had auctioned her.

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Mr. Henchard swears off alcohol in attempts of bettering himself and doing what's right for his family after he seemingly  sold his wife and child impetuously. "He scorns all tempting of liquors; never touches nothing". (chapter 4)

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Henchard is the crackling thunder that is both fearful and peaceful to the ear. One moment - he is determined to seek is family, and other, his pride encompasses his entire being for the worse. "..Seize her, why didn't she know better than to bring me into this disgrace!" (12). Here shows, the fight within Henchard as he displays his frustration of wanting to find his wife and child, yet still finding a way to set the blame on her.

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The idea of self destruction can be identified as a constant theme in The Mayor of Castorbridge because of the events that unfold with Michael Henchard. He is seen as a drunk who, under the influence, makes impulsive decisions such as selling off his wife and child, which was described in the beginning of the book: "'Here- I am waiting to know about this offer of mine. The woman is no good to me. Who'll have her?" (Hardy 6).

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The Value of one's good name and identity in society                          One's name was very important in society and a good name could get you very far. For example, the morning after the unfortunate night when Henchard sold his wife and child, one of his initial concerns is regarding whether or not he disclosed his name to anybody there the night before. Years later when Henchard in the mayor of Casterbridge, the knowledge of his previous identity could completely ruin his reputation and make him lose his current position. Even when at the Three Mariner's Inn, Susan and Elizabeth Jane are careful to not disclose their identities and being related to Henchard as it would be an embarrassment to him if his relatives were working at such a place.