Characters &
Plot Analysis
Plot Analysis
Which character returns to France despite the danger because he believes he has a moral obligation to help a former servant?
Charles Darney
Which prison holds Charles Darnay after his arrest upon returning to revolutionary France?
La Force Prison
What execution device becomes the most recognizable symbol of Revolutionary violence in the novel?
The Guillotine
Which theme is illustrated by Dr. Manette’s recovery after years of imprisonment?
Resurrection
What literary device occurs when the narrator hints early that future events will later take place?
Foreshadowing
Which character’s past suffering in the Bastille gives him influence with the revolutionary tribunal?
Dr. Manette
What major event occurs when revolutionaries destroy the prison that symbolized royal oppression?
Storming of the Bastille
What destroyed prison becomes a symbol of the collapse of aristocratic power?
The Bastille
Lucie’s devotion to her family represents which theme?
Love & Loyalty
When Dickens references the guillotine throughout Book III, which device is he using?
Repetition
Which character secretly gathers information from Barsad to carry out a plan in Paris?
Sydney Carton
What written document discovered in the Bastille ultimately condemns Charles Darnay?
Dr. Manette's letter
What activity does Madame Defarge use while observing others?
The Revolution demonstrates how justice can transform into what destructive force?
Vengeance
Which literary device uses vivid sensory details to describe the chaos and violence of the Revolution?
Imagery
Which character believes that justice requires the complete destruction of the Evrémonde bloodline?
Madame Defarge
What revolutionary court repeatedly tries prisoners and quickly condemns many to execution?
Revoloutionary Tribunal
What object used to transport prisoners to their executions becomes a symbol of how death has become routine during the Revolution?
The Death Carts
Sydney Carton’s decision to take Darnay’s place most strongly represents which theme?
Sacrifice
What literary device highlights the contrast between Lucie’s compassion and Madame Defarge’s revenge?
Juxtaposition
Which prisoner comforts Sydney Carton on the way to the guillotine?
The Seamstress
What event forces the Manette family to immediately flee Paris after Charles Darnay’s escape?
Madame Defarge's untimely death
The contrast between Lucie’s compassion and Madame Defarge’s relentless revenge symbolizes the broader conflict between what two moral forces in the novel?
Mercy & Vengeance
Dickens suggests that long-standing injustice and inequality can eventually lead societies toward what major historical outcome?
Revolution
What narrative technique occurs when Carton describes a future he will never live to see?
Prophetic Narration