Tess of the D'Urbervilles

5, What is the advantage of marrying a " lady", a girl of good family?(Angel)

1, Ought Angel to marry Tess?

2, What would Angel's mother and brothers say, if he married her/

3, What would Angel himself say two years after the wedding?

4, What sort of wife does a farmer need? (Angel)

5, What is the advantage of marrying a " lady", a girl of good family?(Angel)

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Marriage had as much to do with money and prestige as it did with "love". Angel's father, a minister, was not particularily well off. If Angel married "well" , it would greatly increase the family's stature and finances.