Symbols
This woman's knitting is not just a hobby, it's to record names and hold messages
Who is Madam DeFarge?
This character is nicknamed the Resurrection Man because he digs up bodies
Who is Jerry Cruncher?
Dr. Manette's long imprisonment represents this theme of human suffering and endurance
What is suffering?
"It was the best of times, it was the ___ of times."
Worst
Mr. Lorry travels to France to bring this long-imprisoned man back to life.
Wine spilled in the streets foreshadows this bloody event
What is the French Revolution?
He is Lucie Manette's devoted companion and her father's caretaker
Who is Miss Pross?
Sydney Carton's feelings towards Darnay highlight this theme of doubles or opposites
What is duality?
"Recalled to ___."
Life
Charles Darnay is acquitted at his English trial thanks to this lawyer's lookalike resemblance
Who is Sydney Carton?
The Marquis's house symbolizes this oppressive institution
What is the aristocracy?
This English lawyer defends Charles Darnay in his treason trial
Who is Sydney Carton?
The tension between revolutionaries and aristocrats embodies this theme of social justice vs. cruelty
What is justice/injustice?
"A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound ____ to every other."
Secret
The Marquis St. Evremonde is murdered in his bed after this crime angers the peasants
What is running over the child with his carriage?
Lucie is frequently associated with this natural symbol of renewal and growth
What is the symbol of tree?
This French aristocrat rejects his family's legacy
Who is Charles Darnay?
Lucie's influence on her father and others demonstrates this redemptive theme
What is love?
"The ___ is growing louder; it seems to be coming closer."
echo of footsteps
Dr. Manette relapses into shoemaking after this event in Book 2
What is Lucie's marriage to Charles Darnay?
The echoing footsteps Lucie hears symbolizes this growing force in France
What is the French Revolution?
This character wants vengeance against the Evremonde family
Who is Madam DeFarge?
The cycle of violence that drives Madame DeFarge represents this destructive theme
What is revenge?
"I would embrace any sacrifice for ____." (Carton's whispered promise)
you, or for any dear to you
Darnay renounces his family name and lands in this chapter before marrying Lucie
What is Chapter 19?