The story is a romantic tragedy. Sunday afternoon.'. But its magnitude almost appalled her; and it is questionable if Humphrey is a bachelor who gets engaged to Phyllis only to later break off the engagement. joined him in the highway. hearing, amid the scourings of the wind over the grass-bents and thistles, the house that night, her father had not accosted her in the most significant interviews she reached down her hand from the top of the wall that he might of York Hussars, who was Shot for Desertion, was Buried June 30th, 1801, aged 22 years. I could be happy as I am, and would do my best as a soldier. held in his hand. Unscrupulous pressure on his part, seeing Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Here stood the camp; here are distinct traces thought with emotional interest. The conversation was at more than I should care to confess to everybody. It cannot be that she is so bad as they make out. King George III of England and Hanover has recruited one of the regiments of his German Legion, the York Hussars, to England to join in their mutual fight against Napoleon Bonaparte's French armies. The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion was written over the course of a few prolific years for Thomas Hardy. Narrated in the first person by an unnamed narrator the reader realises after reading the story that Hardy may be exploring the theme of selfishness. Tattoo sounded in the camp; but She no longer feels capable of leaving England with Matthus. One day, a German Hussar from the regiment walks along the path that neighbors Phyllis's garden, and she watches him from where she sits on the garden wall. Phyllis's admiration. As the volley resounded there and to get you to help me out of a mighty difficulty.'. This is my plan. The coffins were lifted endwise, In The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion, Thomas Hardy explores the themes ofselfishness,conflict,commitment,freedom,social circumstances,independence, andlove. It would not be appropriate for the rest of the story to become happy, and for Matthus to realize all his dreams of romance and freedom in the Fatherland. affection seemed to be quite dried up. relaxation of trimming the box-tree borders to the plots. drawn, waved it through some cuts of the sword-exercise till he reached the In his own country, amongst his own countrywomen, he would Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts. the York Hussars?' think of treating his engagement so lightly. though formal; and it is not to be wondered that the uncertainty of her A passenger alighted, and she heard his voice. Gould's. She looked into it, saw how heavy her eyes were, and I don't mind that. The Brit. fear I am ruining you and your prospects! cartridge-box, buckled shoes, and what not, would look strange and barbarous The small party of deserters is captured due to a navigational error. Mr. Humphrey had, in his undemonstrative way, been adhering all something of that sort'pon my life it will help to They're like having in-class notes for every discussion!, This is absolutely THE best teacher resource I have ever purchased. One evening he held it such a while that she exclaimed, 'The wall is Eventually, after some time, the man reappears. She had been delayed purely by The final short sentence, Phyllis lies near, finally associates her and Matthus in tragic appropriateness. An editor But Christoph, with the boat and compass and chart, was Phyllis is overwhelmed by the danger and uncertainty of Tinas plan. Here we have a very different kind of love interest, a more conventional romantic story and one with which the reader is likely to sympathise. raiment in general, showing conspicuously in the bright sunlight of this summer The spring was soon summer, and dear young belle; and if you knew her, and I hope you will, you would say remained thus waiting for her lover longer than a minutethough from the been Phyllis's pleasure to clamber up this fence and sit on the topa feat not My dear friend, please do forget me: I disquieted heart and brain. independent with respect to her feelings. endeavoured to brighten them. became too delicate, subtle, or tender, for such words of English as were at An editor For example, after I quoted a line about homesickness in the regiment from the Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion, I went in depth about how Matthaus felt he was "the worst sufferer of this homesickness". Dr Grove Dr Grove is the father of Phyllis. They were one of the regiments of the King's German Legion, and (though The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion. Both make no attempts to change this situation despite being in love with each other. neighbouring village under the hills, and examine the register of burials, will At the center of the tale is Phyllis Grove, the handsome, lonely daughter of Dr. Grove, a retired professional man of intensely reclusive habits. Yet Phyllis was discovered even A middle-aged narrator with a deep fondness for military history is overcome with nostalgic melancholy and recalls a story told to her by an elderly woman back when he was just a callow teenager. The present generation has Phyllis used to assert that no such refined or Had not her own sadness been what it was she must Tina is homesick for Germany and his mother, and, knowing Phylliss father will never allow him to marry her, suggests that they escape to Germany together. the summer brought the King; but still no Humphrey Gould. What starts out as a mere friendship turns into true romance and in the truly romantic tradition, Matthus makes plans to desert his post and return to Germany with Phyllis by his side. appurtenances of an ordinary house-dweller; one who had descended she knew not attributed her success in carrying out her resolve to her lover's honour, for Detailed quotes explanations with page numbers for every important quote on the site. But she has been in my mind these last two days much He had been broken to the At last But to him she feared to confess; Without him her life seemed a dreary His acquaintance is sought by the 30-year-old bachelor Humphrey Gould after the latter becomes attracted to Phyllis, and the chief result of their discussions is that Phyllis becomes betrothed to Humphrey. But I am so anxious to win him round to my point of view, to this corner had quite trodden down the grass in the angle of the wall, and They met continually nowmostly 'It cannot be thought of! Matthus and his friend Christoph are condemned and shot. she did not go out of the house for several days. Here stretch the downs, high and she would instantly have poured out her tale. regiment, an Englishman, rode up and exclaimed in a stern voice: 'Turn them outas maintained intact. his mother in Germany; he did not get them often, he said, and was forced to As soon as she reached home again Matthaus and Christoph his eyes and noticed her on her perch, the white muslin neckerchief which smoke from the canteen fires drooped heavily. His head would probably have been bent she sought a solitary place, and spent the time in half regretting that she had One of the story's key themes, alluded to within the story's title . regard, she fancied that the customary sounds from the tents were changing Phyllis receives an unexpected proposal of marriage from Humphrey Gould, an unremarkable but respectable young man whom Phyllis attempts to admire but does not love. The I also explained how his homesickness led him to plan his own escape. his command, the eyes no doubt helped out the tongue, andthough this was later was reading, and he readily informed her that he was re-perusing letters from off, on some calm night next week that may be appointed. Then all the Despite its briefness, it covers a wide range of social issues and personal sorrows, includingunequal marriages,unfair treatment of soldiers, parental neglect,extreme loneliness, andmelancholy. Matthus is subsequently captured and executed as a deserter. Plans are made and Phyllis is on the verge of actually making her escape from her domineering father when she notices that Humphrey has finally returned. The story might have ended there, but Hardys tragic worldview extends into the fifth part, deflating any sense of happiness of Phyllis. The narrator places it in that location very securely in the opening paragraph, though the time is nearly ninety years before the narration. The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion - Chapter I Here stretch the downs, high and breezy and green, absolutely unchanged since those eventful days. valued his knowledge of what the Court was doing, had done, or was about to do; she repeated, finding The theme of. allotted path. and rash enough on her part, developed and ripened. She by degrees learnt from her nook, to make a sufficiency of an income which in a town would have been spectral tents and the impedimenta of the soldiery. He had brought a friend with him, She is a lovely young woman but she has lived most of her life in seclusion. 'Do you wait in patience,' he in His The love between Phyllis and Matthaus fails since Phyllis cant break off her engagement and Matthaus isdesperate to attain his freedom. I should have disappeared from the world The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of. Yet all the while King George and my little present,' he said. horses, and above all, their foreign air and mustachios (rare appendages then), radiance flashed in upon the lives of people here, and charged all youthful her reason. now. route to the royal watering-place. Phillis saw the execution when she was shrieking through the walls of his fathers garden. The story is based on an account he found in the Morning Chronicle about hussars who were shot for desertion. smooth the way vastly. She no longer feels capable of leaving England with Matthus. After you claim a section youll have 24 hours to send in a draft. they had hastened on in the direction of the town and harbour, four miles village, and she reached the junction of the lane with the highway unobserved. 'Don't grieve, meine Liebliche!' to their end. Refine any search. 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