2.  What is complex human nature?
 Characteristics of human nature
 Gabriel Oak:
- Godlike character
- “Oak is not thinking for himself but for others”

3.  William Boldwood:
- “Accept the ring for one night”
- needs someone’s help
 Sergeant Troy:
- polar opposite to Gabriel Oak
- with mask

4.  Bathsheba Everdene:
- marginalized in hands of male members
 Fanny Robin:
- what is the importance of this character