One of the Talbothays dairymaids who befriends Tess and falls in love with Angel. She is heartbroken when Angel rejects her, but never grows bitter towards Tess. When Angel is leaving for Brazil he briefly asks Izz to accompany him. Later she and Marian write him a letter appealing on Tess's behalf.
Izz Huett Quotes in Tess of the d'Urbervilles
The Tess of the d'Urbervilles quotes below are all either spoken by Izz Huett or refer to Izz Huett. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Because nobody could love ‘ee more than Tess did! …She would have laid down her life for ‘ee. I could do no more.
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Izz Huett (speaker), Tess Durbeyfield, Angel Clare
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Izz Huett Character Timeline in Tess of the d'Urbervilles
The timeline below shows where the character Izz Huett appears in Tess of the d'Urbervilles. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 21
Her roommates Retty Priddle, Marian, and Izz Huett stand by the window and watch someone in the garden. Soon they start to...
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Chapter 22
Tess and Angel break from the line, and Tess tries to turn his attention to Izz and Retty, as she has decided they are more worthy of marrying Angel than she....
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Chapter 23
It is Sunday morning, and Tess, Izz, Retty, and Marian have decided to go to the church a few miles away. It...
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...looking at Tess. All of them blush at his offer, and he starts with Marian. Izz builds up the moment before he comes for her, and when he gets Retty he...
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Chapter 29
Later Tess and Angel follow Marian, Retty, and Izz out and Angel remarks how different they are from he and Tess. Tess denies it...
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Chapter 32
Tess contemplates the date (December 31) in wonder. Izz asks her if Angel will follow the customs and ask her parents for permission, but...
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Chapter 33
They leave for the flour-mill, and Tess asks Angel to kiss Marian, Retty, and Izz once for her, as they look so very sad. Angel obeys, and as they leave...
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Chapter 34
...had tried to drown herself in the river, and Marian was found passed out drunk. Izz alone remained in the house, although depressed. Jonathon leaves the luggage and goes out.
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Chapter 40
...sadly by the gate, wondering if he has done the right thing. At that moment Izz Huett appears, as she had been hoping to visit Angel and Tess there.
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Izz says she has left Talbothays because it was too sad for her, and Angel offers...
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Angel presses her and Izz admits she was in love with him, and can't believe he didn't realize it until...
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They keep riding, and Angel asks if Izz loves him more than Tess does. Izz cannot help but say that she does not,...
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...his request as a joke, but it is clear that it was deadly serious to Izz. Even so she forgives him. Angel praises her for her generous honesty that saved them...
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Angel is still troubled by Izz's words and wonders again if he is making a mistake. But he decides to stick...
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Chapter 43
...for Angel's forgiveness. Marian wishes more friends from Talbothays would come, so she writes to Izz and Retty, and Izz agrees to come.
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...One day it starts to snow, and so they have to trudge off for reed-drawing. Izz shows up, along with Car Darch and her sister from Tantridge so long ago, but...
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Izz and Marian remain with Tess to finish the reed-drawing, and they start to reminisce. Tess...
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Marian immediately reveals what Izz just told her, which is the story of Angel asking her to come to Brazil...
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Chapter 44
On the day she decides to leave Izz and Marian dress her up and sincerely wish her the best, despite their own passions....
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Chapter 45
...long ago. Tess later approaches a young couple, and then sees that the girl is Izz. She says the man is from Talbothays, and followed her here, but she hasn't answered...
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Chapter 46
...Tess writes another, more desperate letter to Angel, but again she remembers the episode with Izz and her uncertainty returns, so she doesn't send it.
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Chapter 47
...and is watching her. He is dressed fashionably now, no longer like a preacher, and Izz and Marian can't believe he is the same man. Tess takes a break and is...
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Chapter 49
Angel thinks again of Izz's words and of Tess's faith in him on their wedding day. Slowly he becomes Tess's...
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Chapter 52
They meet other moving wagons on the road, and Tess sees Marian and Izz among them. They have fled Flintcomb-Ash, and warn her that Alec is looking for her....
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Meanwhile Izz and Marian ride on, talking of Tess, Angel, and Alec. They are worried that Tess...
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Chapter 53
...her past sin. As Angel is packing up his things he gets the letter from Izz and Marian.
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