Explain the relationship between Alec and the Durbeyfields.

This would be considered a condemnation of society, rather than a condemnation of religion. The statement is filled with irony, as Tess received no justice. Hardy ends the novel with a brief explanation of Tess's fate that laments the ironic justice that she received. For suffering through Alec d'Urberville and the consequences of his treatment toward her, Tess receives the Œjustice' of execution for finally reasserting herself in the face of her seducer.