The Mayor of Casterbridge

"happiness is but an occasional episode in a general drama of pain". Show the relevance of this statement with reference to only two women in Mayor of casterbridge

Specifically two women and detailed answer with evidence and clearly bring out the truth of the statement

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The final lines of the novel reflect the suffering that life brings. Elizabeth-Jane has learned that "happiness" is the exception in life, rather than the rule. The motif of pain and suffering is echoed over again as a part of life with the occasional ray of sun shining through.

happiness is but an occasional episode in a general drama of pain". Show the relevance of this statement with reference to only two women in Mayor of casterbridge