The Woodlanders · Character

Timothy Tangs

Top-and-bottom sawyer in Melbury's pit, one of the Hintock workmen whose fireside gossip carries village judgment faster than any newspaper could.

supporting

Also known as Tim, Tim Tangs, young Timothy Tangs, old Timothy Tangs

First appearance: ii

As a supporting figure in The Woodlanders, Timothy Tangs is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

One of the workmen; recalls Grace as a child.

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He belongs to the chorus of Hintock labor — sawyers, turners, cider-men — who gather at Winterborne's hut and trade stories while their hands work and their heads wander. His world is small and his talk is large, and the rumors he helps circulate about Mrs. Charmond and the doctor shape how the village reads every scandal. He matters as one of the ordinary eyes through which Hardy measures the great house on the hill.

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Social
Romantic
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Character groups

Upper-class and aspirational characters
Rural and working-class community
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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Relationships

Grace Melbury
social · ambivalent
Timothy Tangs is a local man who interacts with Grace as a fellow villager, with no deep… How this plays out →
Giles Winterborne
social · ambivalent
Suke Damson
romantic · positive
Giles Winterborne
social · ambivalent
Grace Melbury
social · ambivalent
Timothy Tangs is a local man who interacts with Grace as a fellow villager, with no deep… How this plays out →
Grace Melbury
social · ambivalent
Timothy Tangs is a local man who interacts with Grace as a fellow villager, with no deep… How this plays out →
Suke Damson
romantic · positive
Suke Damson
romantic · positive
Giles Winterborne
social · ambivalent

Grace Melbury
Timothy Tangs is a local man who interacts with Grace as a fellow villager, with no deep emotional connection.
Giles Winterborne
Giles and Timothy are fellow woodlanders who interact as acquaintances within the rural community.
Suke Damson
Suke Damson and Timothy Tangs have a flirtatious, possibly secret romantic involvement in the village.
Giles Winterborne
Giles and Timothy are fellow woodlanders who interact as acquaintances within the rural community.
Grace Melbury
Timothy Tangs is a local man who interacts with Grace as a fellow villager, with no deep emotional connection.
Grace Melbury
Timothy Tangs is a local man who interacts with Grace as a fellow villager, with no deep emotional connection.
Suke Damson
Suke Damson and Timothy Tangs have a flirtatious, possibly secret romantic involvement in the village.
Suke Damson
Suke Damson and Timothy Tangs have a flirtatious, possibly secret romantic involvement in the village.
Giles Winterborne
Giles and Timothy are fellow woodlanders who interact as acquaintances within the rural community.

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In the story

Timothy Tangs appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

IV
One of the workmen; recalls Grace as a child.
XXIV
Tim Tangs is among the onlookers who watch the delivery of Grace's wedding gown.
Chapter XXVII
Seen by Mrs. Charmond climbing the lawn against orders; he falls and rolls down the slope, causing her to laugh uncontrollably.
XXIX
Tim is present with Suke Damson, sharing nuts with her in the woodland.
XLV
Marries Suke Damson and informs Fitzpiers of their plan to emigrate to New Zealand.
XLVI
Grows suspicious of Fitzpiers's visits, linking them to his wife Suke, and prepares to emigrate.
XLVII
Sets the mantrap intending to catch Fitzpiers, but Grace is nearly caught instead.

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