Themes
Whenever Monseigneur throws a lavish party, despite the fact that he is rapidly running out of money.
What is duality?
An object spilled in the streets that shows the desperation of the peasants, and it is also seen as representing blood.
What is wine?
An older man who is seen as feeble due to harsh treatment he has endured. He is often seen making shoes.
Who is Dr. Manette?
An event in the story that showed fountains moments before, involving a note that said "Drive him fast to his tomb. This, from Jacques."
What is the murder of Monsieur De Marquis?
Another city in Europe with a very rich aristocracy, and many oppressed peasants.
Where is England?
The repeated phrase "recalled to life" shows what theme?
What is resurrection?
An object in the book "A Tale of Two Cities" that foreshadows a bad event.
What are the fountains?
A very prejudiced aristocrat who has no regard for the poor and doesn't even see them as human. He believes that the rich are born to rule over the poor.
Who is the Marquis De Evremonde?
An event in the story involving a carriage and a fountain. The fountain is important due to what they normally symbolize in the book.
What is the Marquis running over the boy?
An area in the book where the Bastille is, and where the treatment of peasants in incredibly cruel, but there is a very rich aristocracy.
Where is France?
The general theme that sparks conflict between the peasants and the aristocracy.
What is the theme of social class?
An animal used to describe the jury, who Dickens sees as evil as they are excited to see people executed.
What are blueflies?
Who is a character who seems quiet and unassuming, but is always knitting?
Who is Madame Defarge?
The occasion when a man named Foulon was killed, because he had previously told peasants to sustain themselves with grass.
When was the beginning of the French Revolution?
An area in the book where men are put on trial, and the jury is compared to blueflies.
Where is Old Bailey?
This theme is represented well by Jerry Cruncher, who is both a banker, and a gravedigger.
What is the theme of duality?
This symbol is frequently shown in the house of Marquis De Evremonde, symbolizing how cold he is to others.
What is stone?
A messenger for Tellson's Bank, he was seen beating his wife.
A time in the book where two important characters meet at Tellson's bank.
When was the time that Jerry Cruncher and Lucie Manette met?
An area in France where Dr. Manette was sent to for most of his life.
What is the Bastille?
This theme is shown by how Lucie Manette stays very connected to her father.
What is the theme of family?
This symbol represents Doctor Manette's captivity, and how his past still sticks with him.
What are shoes?
A banker who works at Tellson's Bank, he is seen as pragmatic. At one point, he frequently repeats the word "business".
Who is Jarvis Lorry?
What is the time that there are shoe making materials destroyed?
When was the time that Doctor Manette was removed from the Bastille?
The area where Jerry Cruncher utters the phrase "Recalled to life" in the carriage.
Where is Calais?