| Chapter One General discussion on Tragedy | 第11-18页 |
| Chapter Two Brief Introduction on Thomas Hardy and his The Mayor Of Casterbriddge | 第18-25页 |
| 2．1． Life and Works of Thomas Hardy | 第18-20页 |
| 2．2． Hardy's Philosophy | 第20-22页 |
| 2．3． Brief Plot of The Mayor of Casterbridge | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Three Character is Fate | 第25-37页 |
| 3．1． On ”Character is Fate” | 第25-26页 |
| 3．2． Analysis on Henchard's Character | 第26-37页 |
| （1．） His Ambition and Pride | 第27-30页 |
| （2．） His Simplicity and Impetuosity | 第30-32页 |
| （3．） A Man of Extremes | 第32-33页 |
| （4．） Henchard's Grandeur | 第33-35页 |
| 3．3 The Consistence of the View ”Character is Fate” with the Novel | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four Outer Forces on the Mayor's Fate | 第37-44页 |
| 4．1． The Sinister Outer Force | 第37-38页 |
| 4．2． The Past Affecting the Present | 第38页 |
| 4．3． The Conformist Force against the Nonconformist | 第38-40页 |
| 4．4． The Force of Modernism against Tradition | 第40-44页 |
| Chapter Five The Function of Other Characters | 第44-53页 |
| 5．1． Henchard's Treatment of Susan, Elizabeth-Jane and Lucetta, and the Rebounds on him | 第44-49页 |
| 5．2． The Contrast of Farfrae with Henchard | 第49-51页 |
| 5．3． The Role of Minor Characters | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Six The Effect of the Setting | 第53-60页 |
| 6．1． The Proximity of City and country | 第54-56页 |
| 6．2． The Remnants of the Roman Era | 第56-58页 |
| 6．3． The Function of the Two Bridges | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter Seven The Influences of the Bible and Classical Tragedies | 第60-68页 |
| 7．1． Plenty of References to Biblical Stories | 第60-63页 |
| 7．2． The Influence of Greek Tragedies | 第63-65页 |
| 7．3． The Similarity of Henchard to Shakespearean Tragic Heroes | 第65-68页 |
| Conclusion | 第68-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-71页 |
