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Why is the ring at Casterbridge a suitable place for Henchard to meet Susan? There are a number of reasons why the Ring could be considered a suitable place for Henchard to meet Susan. Firstly, Hardy makes it clear the Ring is not a place of happiness. It is described as a Roman amphitheatre in the heart of Casterbridge where no joy can be found, even for boys who tried to play cricket in it. He even accounts the story of a woman who murdered her husband being put at the stake in the Ring. This could suggest the Ring was a suitable place for the meeting as just as an evil woman was put to rest in the Ring, so will Henchard’s terrible and disgraceful mistake. As the Mayor of Casterbridge, Henchard is considered as a very respectable man and it would greatly damage his reputation if people discovered he had sold his wife and child. This is another reason the Ring was such a suitable place for the couple to meet as it is the “spot as being safest from observation which he cou...

How does Hardy use imagery particularly in Chapter Eleven? Imagery is one of the most important tools for an author to describe a scene or setting to the reader and it is used on countless occasions by Hardy especially in Chapter Eleven in his description of The ring at Casterbridge. In Chapter Eleven Hardy uses imagery to describe the history of The ring at Casterbridge. Hardy describes the gruesome past of this Roman Amphitheatre by saying, “It was impossible to dig more than a foot or two deep about the town fields and gardens without coming upon some tall soldier or other of the empire.” He paints a gruesome picture on The ring at Casterbridge by implying The ring is surrounded by death. This could be a sign of a bad omen and is perhaps used to give the impression that the relationship between Susan and Henchard, who meet at The ring at Casterbridge, is doomed to end badly, which it does when Susan dies mysteriously. Hardy also describes The ring at Casterbridge it...