1. Prince Dies When Tess accidentally falls asleep, the family horse gets into an accident and dies. The Durbeyfield's now have suffered a tremendous financial loss and Tess, feeling guilt, takes up a job at the D'Urbervilles. This is the start of Tess's troubles. Here she meets Alec, who falls in love with Tess's beauty and begins to pursue her. Alec takes advantage of her and she gives birth to his child, forever making her impure. …showed first 75 words of 795 total…

…showed last 75 words of 795 total…has enough of Alec's exploitation and murders him, proves to be the end of her life, suffering, and coincidently happiness. She finally reunites with her true love, Angel. For once, she could be with him without anything in the way, but unfortunately she must pay for her crime and the town hangs her, never to be with Angel again. By killing Alec, she may have escaped him and his pursuing but she lost something greater.