What did thomas hardy's poems reflect?

a) an appreciation for love and life

b) a scorn for victorian ways of thinking

c) the grim outlook of the late victorian era

d) a sense of pride and patriotism

Thomas Hardy's poems reflect:

C) the grim outlook of the late Victorian era

Hardy's most prevalent theme is the struggle of humanity against fate. He wrote about the social constraints around which the lives of the people revolved. He criticizes the themes and beliefs, which caused unhappiness and sufferings in the lives of the people. The themes included the subject of marriage, education, and religion.

both are bitter over their mistake