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Pbs Learning Media: Tess of the D'urbervilles 3: What of Morality?

9th - 10th
Students examine the important theme of morality as they grapple with the contradictions inherent in the characters of Tess and Alec in this excerpt from Masterpiece's 2008 version of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles. As the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Tess of the D'urbervilles 2: The Woman Pays

9th - 10th
Students analyze Thomas Hardy's social criticism in this excerpt from Masterpiece's 2008 version of Tess of the D'Urbervilles. When Tess finally reveals her troubled past to Angel, she hopes to be forgiven. Instead, Angel, appalled by...
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Pbs Learning Media: Tess of the D'urbervilles 1: What's in a Name?

9th - 10th
Students explore major themes and the importance of characterization in this excerpt from MASTERIECE's 2008 version of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles. When the young and naive Tess Durbeyfield first meets her "cousin," the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Tess of the D'urbervilles

9th - 10th
In this collection of these three video clips from MASTERIECE: Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," discover how the literary themes of love, honesty, and betrayal are conveyed in the film adaptation of Hardy's classic novel "Tess...
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Pbs Learning Media: Thomas Hardy Collection

9th - 10th
Discover how the literary themes of love, honesty, and betrayal are conveyed in the film adaptation of Hardy's classic novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles.