Satire
Dickens satirizes a man who treats marriage like a business step.
Who is Mr. Stryver?
Stryver checks with Mr. Lorry about proposing as if he's filing legal paperwork. This parodies what?
What is the legal system?
This character’s fragile ego is exposed when he blames Lucie’s rejection on “empty-headed girls,” pretending he rejected her first.
Who is Mr. Stryver?
In Chapter 12, where does Stryver want to take Lucie so he can propose?
What is Vauxhall Gardens?
When Stryver plans his proposal "between court sessions and holidays," Dickens is satirizing what?
What is a work-obsessed society?
Madame Defarge and the townspeople treat “spies” like a joke. What scene parodies the idea of spies acting innocent?
What is “the spy John Barsad visiting the Defarges’ wine shop pretending to be polite”?
Known for refusing to gossip, this character still protects the Manettes by quietly preventing an embarrassing proposal.
Who is Mr. Lorry?
What does Mr. Lorry confirm to Stryver after speaking with the Manettes?
What is that Lucie would refuse him?
Dickens satirizes the violent, easily-influenced mob when they do what after the funeral procession?
What is "traumatizing and damaging nearby businesses and passersby for no real reason"?
Madame Defarge joking that English people marry "too slowly" is a parody of what?
What are cultural stereotypes about marriage?
This character secretly follows his father at night to learn what he really does, and discovers he is a “Resurrection Man.” Who is it?
Who is Young Jerry Cruncher?
Whose funeral procession does Jerry Cruncher see when the crowd is yelling “spies”?
Who is Roger Cly?
What is English respectability?
Carton's dramatic love confession mixes romance with self-insults, parodying what usual trope?
What is the romantic-hero love speech?
Calm, controlled, and ruthless, this character adds Charles Darnay to her knitted register with no emotional reaction.
Who is Madame Defarge?
Which spy visits the Defarges’ wine shop pretending to be polite?
Dr. Manette imagining an entire "child who never existed" exaggerates the mental effects of what?
What is loneliness?
Barsad flattering, lying, and pretending to be a polite parodies what idea about spies?
What is the ridiculousness of political espionage?
This character’s polite manners are a disguise; he flatters and observes others constantly, symbolizing corruption and self-interest.
Who is Barsad?
What do Lucie and Dr. Manette do on the night before her wedding, according to the slide?
What is sit quietly under the plane tree and share a tender moment?