The contrast of qualities in literary characters greatly increases their complexity. Thomas Hardy's novel, Mayor Of Casterbridge, uses the good and evil in Michael Henchard's life to depict him as a very complex character. Revolving around an oath he makes, he is able to develop into a mosaic and complicated individual.
Early on, Michael Henchard is expressed as an evil character. He is known as an alcoholic because of his frequent visits to the local furmity. After a long night of drinking he awakes, reminiscing on the night before. "We walked here, and I had the furmity and rum in it-and sold her." (Pg 21) In relation with his substance abuse, he is intoxicated on
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