Abstract:

At the end of the nineteenth century, the distinguished British critical realist writer Thomas Hardy created a great long tragic novel The mayor of Casterbridge: A Story of a Man of Character. The novel tells the story of how the hero Michael Henchard comes down in the world and rises from it, and finally has to end his life. Henchard fights with his own character flaws continuously all his life to make up for his big fault of selling his wife and child when he was young, which although leads to self-destruction, his life experience has led to people's deep sympathy and sincere praise.
    Firstly, the writer briefly introduces Hardy's view of tragedy, and then analyzes the plot of the novel and the protagonist Henchard's character flaws and the causes of his tragedy. The Mayor of Casterbridge focuses on the character of the hero that how he makes himself suffer, and it is just his ability to endure great pain helps him become a tragic hero, reflecting the extraordinary tragic profundity.

Keywords: tragic novel；plot；character flaw；the hero of personality; tragic profundity

摘  要：

19世纪末，英国杰出的批判现实主义小说家托马斯•哈代创作了一部伟大的长篇悲剧小说《卡斯特桥市长：一个有道德的人的故事》。该小说讲述了男主人公迈克尔•亨查德如何从落魄到发迹，最后又黯然结束自己一生的故事。亨查德一生与其自身性格缺陷不断作斗争，以弥补他年轻时犯下卖掉妻儿的大错，虽然导致了最终的自我毁灭，但其人生经历却引发了人们深深的同情和由衷的赞美。
    首先，该论文简要介绍了哈代的悲剧观，继而对小说的情节和小说主人公亨查德进行分析，分析其性格缺陷及导致其悲剧的原因。《卡斯特桥市长》着重描写主人公的性格是如何使他忍受煎熬的，正是他对痛苦的承受使他成为一名悲剧英雄，体现了不平凡的悲剧深度。

关键词：悲剧小说；情节；性格缺陷；人格英雄；悲剧深度