Thomas Hardy's Use off Verbs to Convey that Lizzy is Spirited and in Control in Distracted Preacher
Thomas Hardy 's 'Distracted preacher' uses a variety of language
techniques to convey the ideas behind action as well as showing how
Lizzy is both spirited and in control of many of her actions through
out the novel. Verbs of action are used in many novels to express the
movement and emotion of a certain characters or themes, which bring to
the novel an added perspective of the story and help indulge the
reader, these can be seen in Hardy's 'Distracted Preacher'.
Quote ' "How stupid!" said Mrs Newberry……"I did not tell you to take
them to Mr Stockdale's room?"……" You should have left them on the
clothes horse," said the young mistress severely; and she came
upstairs with the garments on her arm, quickly passed Stockdale's
room, and threw them forcibly into a closet at the end of the passage.
With this the incident ended, and the house was silent again.' The use
of such words as 'forcibly' and 'severely' show that she is not afraid
to show her emotion i.e. anger. These words are strong and as well as
showing character they show she is very much in control of what she is
doing. Some of Lizzy's orders are shown here in an almost threatening
manner, and as no one challenges her she carries on in this way.
Silence in this quote is also an important factor in showing control,
it comes directly after Lizzy has given an instruction to show how
once Lizzy has decided that the conversation is over, it is over. The
silence shows she is almost in control of the atmosphere of the house
also.
Lizzy obviously both enjoys, and is more used to being in control than
being controlled herself by someone, quote ' ". ..and you must go at
once around to where the chaps are waiting, and tell them they will
not be wanted till tomorrow…" ' this shows that not only is Lizzy in
control of herself in the manner that she speaks, but that she is
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