How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
But nobody did come, because nobody does: and under the crushing recognition of his gigantic error Jude continued to wish himself out of the world. (1.4.49)
This "gigantic error" is Jude's first experience with Latin and Greek grammar. Suddenly, he realizes that learning these languages isn't going to be some romantic voyage—it's hard, boring work. But as always when Jude feels discouraged and unhappy, he finds himself totally alone. Nobody comes. Nobody ever comes. We are completely alone in the world. Or, at least Jude feels that way for much of the novel. How's that for uplifting?
Quote #5
Drinking was the regular, stereotyped resource of the despairing worthless. (1.11.24)
Sure, drinking is the stereotype for the isolated folks in the world of the novel, and for a time, Jude fully embraces that stereotype. This term "worthless" is also striking—do you think the narrator is saying that these poor people who drink to make themselves feel better are actually worthless? Or is the narrator using a term that the elites of Victorian society might use to describe these people, without necessarily agreeing with its implications?
Quote #6
He looked over the town into the country beyond, to the trees which screened her whose presence had at first been the support of his heart, and whose loss was not maddening torture. (2.6.48)
It's no longer just being alone that makes Jude feel isolated; it's the absence of Sue. He could be in a huge crowd and still feel utterly alone without her. Romantic and depressing. It's what Hardy does best.