Book One: Settings and Themes
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" describes this historical period.
What is the French Revolution?
The compassionate young woman who restores Dr. Manette's sanity.
Who is Lucy Manette?
The London bank where Mr. Lorry works.
What is Tellson's bank?
Dr. Manette's shoemaking represents this result of 18 years of imprisonment.
What is psychological torture?
The cynical, self-loathing lawyer's assistant.
Who is Sydney Carton?
This famous opening contrasts these two important cities in the book.
What is London and Paris?
Lucie's father, a former prisoner who worked as a shoemaker.
Who is Dr. Alexander Manette?
The Englishman tried for treason at the Old Bailey.
Who is Charles Darnay?
Madame Defarge's knitting symbolizes this.
What is fate or inevitable revolution?
The noble-born Frenchman who rejects his family's cruelty.
Who is Charles Darnay?
Dr. Manette was unjustly imprisoned in this Paris prison.
What is the Bastille?
The gruff English banker who helps reunite Lucy with her father.
Who is Mr. Jarvis Lorry.
The lawyer who defends Charles Darnay in court.
Who is Mr. Stryver?
Wine in the streets of Paris symbolizes this future event.
What is bloodshed during the revolution?
Carton's feelings towards Lucy can be best described as this.
What is unrequited love?
This theme is shown through Dr. Manette's release after 18 years in prison.
What is resurrection?
The violent revolutionary couple who runs a wine shop in Paris.
Who are Monsuier and Madame Defarge?
The man whose resemblance to Darnay helps secure the acquittal.
Who is Sydney Carton?
The repeated idea that people can be restored after suffering.
What is resurrection or recalled to life?
Carton calls himself this because of his wasted potential.
What is a jackal?
The secret phrase used to identify Dr. Manette after his imprisonment.
What is "Recalled to Life?"
The man mistaken for a spy while delivering a message in the first book.
Who is Jerry Cruncher?
The chaotic Paris event where spilled wine foreshadows bloodshed.
What is the breaking of the wine cask in the street?
The symbolism of the guillotine.
What is the terrifying and emotionless chaos of the French Revolution (Death)?
Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay's physical similarity highlights this.
What is duality?