The Thomas Hardy Association
The Victorian Web: Thomas Hardy
http://landow.stg.brown.edu/victorian/authors/hardy/hardyov.html
The Question and Answer section for The Mayor of Casterbridge is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
There is a lot of metaphor and personification. The natural world frequently identifies with the characters and mirrors their actions. This extends not only to trees, but to animals as well. For instance, while Michael announces the auction for...
You can check out short summary below:
https://www.gradesaver.com/the-mayor-of-casterbridge/study-guide/summary
No, Lucetta marries Farfrae.