← All characters

Tess of the d’Urbervilles · Character

Knibbs

A farm worker at Flintcomb-Ash who interacts with Tess.

minor

Also known as Beck Knibbs

First appearance: xliii

See Knibbs in xliiiBook page

Free preview opens at this moment — character cards, Character Web, and themes sit beside the text as you read.

Character Web

7 connections

A slice of how Knibbs sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.

IHIzz HuettACAngel ClareRPRetty PriddleMAMarianJKJonathan KailKNKnibbs

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor family, background, and symbolic figures
  • Tess's primary antagonists and lovers
  • Tess's harsh employers and rivals

+2 more in the full Character Web

Open in reader

Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak of Angel Clare’s int…

Full beat labels and climax notes unlock in the reader.

Follow the arc while reading
See Knibbs in xliii
Discover — BetterReads