Summary: Jude Fawley has always dreamed of attending the university of Christminster, however his humble upbringing did not allow him to do so right away. He is tricked into marrying a local girl named Arabella and when the marriage does not work out she moves to Australia. He meets his cousin, Sue, and tries not to fall in love with her but to no avail he does. They find out that he has a son …showed first 75 words of 930 total…

…showed last 75 words of 930 total…paused, and looked up uneasily. "Never," she whispered.'" With finality, after the murder-suicides of their children, Sue and Jude put an end to their marriage. Sue and Jude both show selflessness in doing this. Although they both love each other very much, for the sake of future children they dare not be together anymore. They also do this to be accepted by society, so that they are not cursed for being incestuous and sinful.