In Thomas Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge," the relationship between Michael Henchard and Donald Farfrae evolves in complex ways throughout the novel. Which event most critically defines the shift from friendship to rivalry and ultimately to their estrangement?
1
Henchard's financial advice to Farfrae
2
Farfrae's romantic involvement with Elizabeth-Jane
3
The dance at the Three Mariners' inn
4
Henchard's secret forecasting method