哈代是英国19世纪后期最重要的小说家,他对法律的兴趣是鲜有人知的,但他的作品无不表现出他对法律与道德问题的关注,他在反对严刑峻法的同时,又寄同情于平民百姓。出于道义与情感的原因,哈代不愿也不忍心作品中因为某种特殊原因犯罪的人物形象落得太悲惨的下场,因此为他们设计了更为宽容的结局。 Hardy was the most important novelist in the late 19th century in the United Kingdom. His interest in the law was rarely known. However, his works all showed his concern over the issues of law and morality. When he opposed the severe law, he sent it to the public Sympathy for the common people. For reasons of morality and emotion, Hardy did not want to and did not have the heart to end up in a tragic end because of some special reason. Therefore, they designed a more forgiving ending.