Mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy

The Mayor Of Casterbridge
By Thomas Hardy
To what extent is it Henchard's temperament that causes his downfall? And to what extent is there a fateful inevitability to Henchard's tragedy? How does Hardy gain the reader's sympathy for Henchard?
The mayor of Casterbridge is about a man who sells his wife and daughter at a fair he then spends 18 years trying to find them. He then becomes the Mayor of Casterbridge and hires a Mr. Farfrae after this his life goes downhill. Then, Henchard dies. But, what caused his downfall? His character? Fate? Also, how does Thomas Hardy ensure that Henchard…