Darnay Vs Sydney Carton Analysis
Sydney vs. Charles
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times....” (TTC 1) It was during the time of the French Revolution. Things were changing. Two people are brought together under bad circumstance. Charles Darnay, who was accused of treason, and Sydney Carton, who was a lawyer in the same courtroom, meet and have an uncanny resemblance to each other. Charles Darnay was an aristocrat who threw away his title and moved to England. He was brought up in an aristocratic family that was very well off. He learned how to be a gentleman as he was growing up. He was very well educated. That was evident in his knowledge of other languages. Darnay was an old fashioned gentleman. He went to Lucie’s father to ask for her hand in …show more content…
He was not near as well off as Darnay, but he wasn’t super poor either. Carton was a drunk. He was a very lively person though. He was not very educated like Darnay was. However, Carton was exceptionally witty. He is able to solve whatever problem he is presented with. He was quite a blunt person. Carton just says it like it is. “Mr. Carton’s manner was so careless as to be almost insolent.” (TTC 58) Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay are the same person, when it comes to their looks anyway. If you were to put them side by side, you probably couldn’t tell them apart. They are both young males of about the same height and stature. They have the same dark hair and eyes. They use quite a lot of the same facial expressions. They are even in love with the same woman. One could see how difficult it would be to tell them apart. “This must be a strange night to you,standing alone here with your counterpart on these street stones?” (TTC 62) They may look a lot alike, but they are different in their actions. Darnay was a gentleman and did things properly. Carton was a drunk and lively person. They are on different spectrums of the scale. Carton was able to just say how he felt about things. Darnay was more reserved when it came to speaking out about them. “...-so alike in feature, so unlike each other in manner-...” (TTC
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times....” (TTC 1) It was during the time of the French Revolution. Things were changing. Two people are brought together under bad circumstance. Charles Darnay, who was accused of treason, and Sydney Carton, who was a lawyer in the same courtroom, meet and have an uncanny resemblance to each other. Charles Darnay was an aristocrat who threw away his title and moved to England. He was brought up in an aristocratic family that was very well off. He learned how to be a gentleman as he was growing up. He was very well educated. That was evident in his knowledge of other languages. Darnay was an old fashioned gentleman. He went to Lucie’s father to ask for her hand in …show more content…
He was not near as well off as Darnay, but he wasn’t super poor either. Carton was a drunk. He was a very lively person though. He was not very educated like Darnay was. However, Carton was exceptionally witty. He is able to solve whatever problem he is presented with. He was quite a blunt person. Carton just says it like it is. “Mr. Carton’s manner was so careless as to be almost insolent.” (TTC 58) Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay are the same person, when it comes to their looks anyway. If you were to put them side by side, you probably couldn’t tell them apart. They are both young males of about the same height and stature. They have the same dark hair and eyes. They use quite a lot of the same facial expressions. They are even in love with the same woman. One could see how difficult it would be to tell them apart. “This must be a strange night to you,standing alone here with your counterpart on these street stones?” (TTC 62) They may look a lot alike, but they are different in their actions. Darnay was a gentleman and did things properly. Carton was a drunk and lively person. They are on different spectrums of the scale. Carton was able to just say how he felt about things. Darnay was more reserved when it came to speaking out about them. “...-so alike in feature, so unlike each other in manner-...” (TTC