Themes
What is the theme of this quote?
"All three were wrapped to the cheek-bones and over the ears, and wore jack-boots. Not one of the three could have said, from anything he saw, what either of the other two was like; and each was hidden under almost as many wrappers from the eyes of the mind, as from the eyes of the body, of his two companions." (Chapter II, The Mail).
Secrecy
What do the blue-flies in Chapter III, A Disappointment, symbolize?
Death
"The object of all this staring and blaring, was a young man of about five-and-twenty, well-grown and well-looking, with a sunburnt cheek and a dark eye. His condition was that of a young gentleman. He was plainly dressed in black, or very dark grey, and his hair, which was long and dark..." (Chapter II, A Sight).
Who was the narrator describing?
Charles Darnay
"A large cask of wine had been dropped and broken, in the street... All the people within reach had suspended their business, or their idleness, to run to the spot and drink the wine... even with handkerchiefs from women's heads, which were squeezed dry into infants' mouths..." (Chapter V, The Wine-Shop).
What does this quote tell us about the people?
The heavy taxes imposed on the people have caused them to be too poor for wine. They are desperate to survive and feed their children.
What is Temple Bar?
A bank in London
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness..." (Chapter I, The Period).
What theme is first introduced in the quote?
Social Class
In Chapter V, The Wine-Shop, wine is spilled and the word "Blood" is smeared on a wall. What does Blood symbolize?
Rebellion
"His few common tools and various scraps of leather were at his feet and on his bench. He had a white beard, raggedly cut, but not very long, a hollow face, and exceedingly bright eyes." (Chapter VI, The Shoemaker).
Who is the narrator describing?
"Pardon, Monsieur the Marquis!" said a ragged and submissive man, "it is a child." (Chapter VII, Monseigneur in Town).
What event does this quote relate to? How does it develop the characters involved?
Monsieur the Marquis ran over a child. It is an example of how he views the people.
What is Old Bailey?
A court house
What theme does the friendship of Dr. Manette, Lucie, and Charles Darnay portray?
Family
"Then she glanced in a casual manner around the wine-shop, took up her knitting with great apparent calmness and repose of spirit, and became absorbed in it." (Chapter V, The Wine-Shop).
What does knitting symbolize?
Death and fate
Who is being described?
Sydney Carton
What is the second job of Jerry Cruncher
Digging up bodies to sell for science
What was Dover?
A town located in an English channel to France.
What theme is represented through the discovery that Dr. Manette was indeed alive?
Resurrection
The continuous use of "hundred" throughout Chapter VI, Hundreds of People symbolizes what?
The revolution
"... the wild red woman, strong of hand, whose acquaintance he had first made at the Royal George Hotel at Dover, and had since improved." (Chapter VI, Hundreds of People).
Who is being described?
Miss Pross
In Chapter XVIII, Nine Days, what change occurs in the relationship between Lucie and Charles Darnay?
They get married
What was the lodging in a quiet street corner not far from Soho-square?
The home of Doctor Manette
The knitting (kill list) of Madame Defarge enforces what theme?
Revenge
What does the fountain symbolize?
Fate, Life, and Death
"Monseigneur, he was whiter than the miller. All the covered with dust, white as a spectre, tall as a spectre!"
Who was the Mender of Roads talking about?
Gaspard
"Workmen dig, workmen hammer, soldiers laugh and sing; in the morning, by the fountain, there is raised a gallows forty feet high, poisoning the water." (Chapter XV, Knitting).
What is the quote discussing?
The death of Gaspard
What is Clerkenwell?
A district in London