Is Tony Kytes an arch deciever

Coursework “Is Tony Kytes an Arch-Deceiver
Amy Everton



Thomas Hardy’s tale ‘Tony Kytes, the arch-deceiver’ contains a man who can not decide between three women who he loved at one point through the years. These are his fiancé, his first love and the girl he loved before his future wife. However he nearly misses out on all three. All the way through, the reader can see the fickle changes of Tony Kytes. This tale is not a typical romance story where the couple live happily ever after, but actually turns into a comedy for the reader as we see Tony’s plan go from bad to worse. This story is a ‘tale within a tale’ probably told by locals in a village pub where it captures Dorset village life where everyone likes a bit of juicy gossip.
Tony kytes is not the typical ladies man, good looking, funny or rich, in fact quite the opposite. Tony is described by the narrator (a local) as ‘unsmilingâ€â...