History & The Arts
Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd
...become increasingly obsessed with Bathsheba. When Troy is missing, presumed dead, Boldwood wears Bathsheba down until he extracts a promise of marriage from her. Troy reappears ready to reclaim his wife, Boldwood shoots him, is arrested and sentenced to prison. The story ends with Bathsheba’s marriage to the ever-faithful Gabriel Oak...Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From...