Tess of the d’Urbervilles · Character
Car Darch
A coarse village girl who fights with Tess at the market after Alec's attention.
minor
Also known as Car, Queen of Spades, dark Car
First appearance: The Chaseborough Fair and the Flight with Alec
Car Darch's tie to Tess Durbeyfield is one of the pressures that moves Tess of the d’Urbervilles—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Car, the Queen of Spades, is a former favorite of Alec's; she is drunk and involved in the treacle incident, and later laughs at Tess's departure.
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With Tess Durbeyfield (rivalry): Car Darch is a former rival of Tess's at Talbothays, resentful of Tess's beauty and Angel's attention. With Tess Durbeyfield (rivalry): Car Darch is a former rival of Tess's at…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Tess's harsh employers and rivals
- Tess's primary antagonists and lovers
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Tess Durbeyfield
rivalry · negative
Car Darch is a former rival of Tess's at Talbothays, resentful of Tess's beauty and… How this plays out →
- Tess Durbeyfield
rivalry · negative
Car Darch is a former rival of Tess's at Talbothays, resentful of Tess's beauty and… How this plays out →
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See Car Darch in The Chaseborough Fair and the Flight with Alec