Tale of Two Cities

Tale of Two Cities

1. Characters

   • Charles Darnay
   • Sydney Carton
   • Dr. Manette
   • Lucie Manette
   • Monsieur Defarge
   • Madame Defarge
   • Marquis
   • Mr. Lorry
   • Mr. Stryver
   • Jerry Cruncher
   • The Vengeance

2. Themes

   • Tyranny and Revolution
     • revolutionaries add "or Death" to the liberty phase shows how just want to further their own needs, tyranny will eventually lead to revolution
   • Fate and HIstory
     • Mme. Defarge and Lucie represents the fates
   • Sacrafice
     • Charles sacrafices aristocracy to start a family
   • Resurrection
     • Jerry Cruncher is a resurection man, Manette is "recalled to life" by Lucie, Carton is sort of ressurected by feeling again
   • Imprisonment
     • The Bastille represents imprisonement, charles is put into La Force-parallel "five paces by four and a half"

3. Symbols

   • Wine
     • symbolizes the revolution's intoxicating power, revolutionaries are drunk on power, also symbolizes blood- the grindstone and the wineshop
   • Knitting
     • Madame defarge- condems people to a deadly fate
   • Golden Thread
     • Lucie (her hair) brings people together and unites her family, gives them a better destiny, contrast to madame defarge's knitting
   • Guillotine
     • Becomes a religious symbol, wears around neck instead of cross
   • Shoemaking
     • Shows Manettes mental trauma from imprisonment
   • Footsteps
     • Lucie hears echoing footsteps, the footsteps of people coming into their lives,symbolizes fate