Symbols, Motifs and Themes
List 1 motif of the novel
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Who works at Tellson's Bank with Jerry Cruncher?
Mr. Jarvis Lorry
What does Carton say to an unconscious Lucie?
"A life you love"
Where is Charles Darnay actually from?
France
What promise did Jerry Cruncher make?
He will stop grave-robbing and being unkind to his wife.
List 2 examples of resurrection in the novel
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Who is Miss Pross?
Lucie's caretaker while Doctor Manette is away...or Madame Defarge's killer.
Who said, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."
Sydney Carton
What are the 2 cities in the novel?
London and Paris
How did Madame Defarge plan to kill Lucie?
She would catch her grieving for a prisoner.
List a foil for one of the characters.
Sydney Carton & Charles Darnay...but another well thought answer could be correct
Who has a secret second job of digging dead bodies to sell to scientists?
Jerry Cruncher
Who said, " I am not thankless, I hope but that dreadful woman seems to throw a shadow on me and on all of my hopes."
LUCIE talking to Mr. Lorry about Madame Defarge
Where does Madame Defarge die?
the home of Lucie and Charles Darnay
Why had Dr. Manette almost fainted when Charles told about the guards finding the papers in prison?
He had written a letter that denounced Charles's entire family!
List 4 symbols used throughout the novel
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Who are the two British spies that claim their motives lie in patriotism alone?
Roger Cly and John Barsad
Who said, “My dear friend, I have a charmed life in this city.... My old pain has given me a power that has brought us through the barrier, and gained us news of Charles there, and brought us here.”
Dr. Alexandre Manette
Where is Charles when he is arrested for being "Citizen Evrémonde"?
Paris
How did Carton know that Lucie was in danger?
He heard Madame Defarge's plan while at the wine shop.
List 5 cases of antithesis.
They're all found in the first sentence.
Who is Solomon?
Miss Pross's brother
"You might, from your appearance, be the wife of Lucifer."
Miss Pross to Madame Defarge
Where, (not France) is the Defarge's wine shop?
Saint Antoine
What does Sydney do to save Charles?
Drugs him, switches clothes, and dies in his place