Tess of the D'Urbervilles
The symbolism and allusion of 'the names of Angel, Clare, and Mercy Chant'.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles Novel by Thomas Hardy
Tess of the d'Urbervilles Novel by Thomas Hardy
Angel is self-evident. Is he an angelic man who has come to save Tess? Clare and his wife intend Mercy from Emminster to marry Angel. Other than the religious allusions, I'm not sure of anything else.