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More historical terminology:
Tumbrils of the Revolution
Letres de cachet
Law of the Suspects
Carmagnole
First American Continental Congress
Legos Execution
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Charles Dickens bio
• Popular in his own time• Father sent to the debtors’ prison when Charles was 12 (for 3
years)• Dickens gained a fascination with prisons and the poor during
this time• Born 1812-1870
www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/index.html• Born and raised in England
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Tale of Two Cities
Setting: Paris, FranceLondon, England between 1775-1793
Chapter 1 Parallel structure: England vs.
France
symbols• Woodsman: fate personified• Farmer: personifies death• Moveable framework: guillotine• “along the roads that lay before them” (3).
Fate/foreshadow
• Jerry Cruncher (messenger) from London to Dover and back
• Jarvis Lorry (passenger) going from London to Paris for business. Gets a message and sends back response.
Major Characters
Jarvis Lorry• 60 yrs old• Bank clerk for Tellson’s
Bank in London
Charles Darnay• 25 yrs old• Known in France as
Evremonde• Left France to live in
England• Tutors languages
Major characters
Miss Lucie Manette• 17 yrs old• Daughter of Dr. Manette• Born in France• Lives in London
Dr. Alexandre Manette• Lucie’s father• Prisoner in Bastille for 18
yrs
Major CharactersMonsieur Ernest DefargeLives in Paris• Owner of wine-shop• Leader of revolution• Former servant to Dr.
Manette• Rescues him and calls Mr.
Lorry• Married to Madame Defarge
Madame Therese Defarge• Wife of Monsieur Defarge• Works into knitting the
names of enemies of Revolution so they can be identified and executed
• Vindictive and full of revenge
Major Characters
Sydney Carton• Assistant to Stryver• Drunk• Looks like Charles Darnay• Loves Lucie
Jerry Cruncher• Porter and errand-man for
Tellson’s Bank in London• Grave-robber at night• Comic relief
Minor Characters
CJ Stryver• Attorney in London• Ambitious• Wants to marry Lucie
Manette
Miss Pross• Nurse to Lucie Manette• Sister of Solomon Pross
(AKA John Barsad)• Caricature of English
servants
Marquis St. Evremonde• The cruel uncle of Charles
Darnay. Also called “The Younger.” he inherited the title at “The Elder’s” death
• Assaulted Madame Defarge’s sister
The Elder and his wife• The twin brother of the
Marquis St. Evremonde, referred to as “the Elder” (held the title of Marquis until his death) and his wife, who fears him. They are the parents of Charles Darnay.
Minor Characters
Solomon Pross• English spy who testifies
against Charles Darnay• Miss Pross’ long-lost
brother
Roger Cly• English spy who testifies
against Charles Darnay
Minor characters
Little Lucie• Daughter of Lucie Manette
and Charles Darnay
Monty Python
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv25TQibN8gTumbrils of the Revolution
Motifs
• Doubles• Shadows and darkness• Imprisonment• Parallelism• Mob mentality• Hope• Love• Loyalty• Spying
Themes
• The ever-present possibility of resurrection and redemption
• The necessity of sacrifice and suffering
• The tendency toward violence and oppression in revolutionaries
• Revenge• Value of Life
Style3rd person omniscient point of view
• Dickens originally wrote the novel in weekly installments to be published in local paper.
• Each chapter leaves the reader hanging, full of questions that can only be answered by next week’s installment.
Historical Novel
• First line one of the most famous in literature.
• Published 1859.