The gist of Tess's story is that the heroine Tess was born in a poor peddler's family, and her father was a greedy alcoholic. When she was once told that she was descended from the ancient aristocrat D 'Urbervilles, the husband and wife, driven by money, rashly decided to send their daughter Tess to a rich old woman's house to visit relatives in order to get financial support. Driven by the pressure of family responsibilities, the kind and beautiful Tess went to this so-called relative's house alone. Who knows, he was soon seduced by Alec, the son of that hypocritical and selfish old woman. Sad and strong Tess escaped from the clutches with a child in her arms. Shortly after returning to China, Tess's child died unfortunately. A few years later, Tess, who was tortured and ill-fated, left home again to make a living. Tess worked as a milkman in a cattle farm far from home.
In this dairy farm, Tess met the love of her life, and her life began to glow with new brilliance. Handsome Claire, a gentle, knowledgeable and anti-secular feudal hero, soon fell in love with beautiful, generous, hardworking and kind Tess. Soon they were soul mates. Claire tried her best to propose to Tess, but Tess couldn't shake off the shadow of past rape and dared not accept Claire's proposal. Among them, she had the courage to confess the past to her lover several times, but she lost the opportunity to repent for various reasons. Tess at this time, on the one hand, could not refuse Clare's eager pursuit, on the other hand, she was tortured by her conscience, but in the end, the power of love prevailed and they got married.
The wedding night was originally a happy and sweet moment, but fate played a joke on Tess. Claire revealed a ridiculous thing in the past to Tess with her loyalty to her love, and the lovely and kind Tess unconsciously and sincerely told her past misfortune. The tragedy begins here: Claire, intoxicated with sweet love, can't stand the disgraceful experience of Tess, who is flawless in her eyes. She couldn't accept the heavy blow at the moment and left Tess cruelly.
Poor Tess fell into emotional misfortune again, working to support her family, while waiting for her lover's return in sadness and subtle expectation. But misfortune befalls her again, and the demonic Alec once again puzzles Tess, cheating and playing pranks. Finally, the scheming Alec forces Tess to fall into the clutches again.
Soon, due to long-term ideological struggle and introspection, as well as passionate love for his wife, Claire came back to find Tess. Tess, who had lost hope, finally saw through Alec's trick, exposed his hypocrisy and saw that happiness was just around the corner. She finally woke up, killed her enemy in pain and indignation, and finally fled with her lover, and lived a happy and satisfied life for only five days. But in the end, Tess was hanged. Lord of the gods, this is the end of the joke with Tess (Tess's last sentence).