How did Hardy decide to emphasize rural community life over individual characters?
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Under the Greenwood Tree

Under the Greenwood Tree
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How did Hardy decide to emphasize rural community life over individual characters?
Did anyone else feel the whimsical tone made the rural scenes more vivid?
What inspired Hardy to set this story in the early 19th century rural England?