Madame Defarge In A Tale Of Two Cities
Throughout A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens skillfully masks the true motive behind Madame Defarge’s knitting and Dr. Manette’s shoemaking. At first glance, it seems that these simplistic tasks are pointless, but there may be a darker, more meaningful reason for why these characters are always occupied. Dickens continuously steers the readers in different directions and makes them question what the character’s incentives are. Madame Defarge, who is stout and married to a wineshop owner, is an influential character in A Tale of Two Cities. She is often described as one who sees nothing, yet she examines everything. At first, she may seem harmless while knitting, but the true reason for the habit may be much darker. Many characters underestimate
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When she was young, her nephew, sister, brother, father and brother-in-law were murdered by the Evremondes, a bloodline of nobles. These events festered inside of her and generated a deep, vengeful hatred for the descendents of the Evremonde Family. From then on, she despised almost every aristocrat she met, and she fully intended to obtain justice for the crimes the Evremondes committed. Madame Defarge is a patient woman, and although she longs for bloodshed to occur, she knits the names of the future victims of the Revolution whenever people enter her husband’s wineshop. Although Dickens' readers are unaware of who she gives this information to, she has faith that these characters will be brought to justice. There are two reasons for why Dr. Manette is constantly crafting shoes. As mentioned earlier in the story, he has endured a great deal of pain and strife in his life. At the beginning of A Tale of Two Cities, he seems to have lost his mind to some extent. Because he was imprisoned unfairly for such a long period, he felt a burning need to remain in confinement. However, he could not simply be idle, or his situation would only grow worse. For a person that is so emotionally damaged, activity is important. To keep his rationality, Manette is always making
When she was young, her nephew, sister, brother, father and brother-in-law were murdered by the Evremondes, a bloodline of nobles. These events festered inside of her and generated a deep, vengeful hatred for the descendents of the Evremonde Family. From then on, she despised almost every aristocrat she met, and she fully intended to obtain justice for the crimes the Evremondes committed. Madame Defarge is a patient woman, and although she longs for bloodshed to occur, she knits the names of the future victims of the Revolution whenever people enter her husband’s wineshop. Although Dickens' readers are unaware of who she gives this information to, she has faith that these characters will be brought to justice. There are two reasons for why Dr. Manette is constantly crafting shoes. As mentioned earlier in the story, he has endured a great deal of pain and strife in his life. At the beginning of A Tale of Two Cities, he seems to have lost his mind to some extent. Because he was imprisoned unfairly for such a long period, he felt a burning need to remain in confinement. However, he could not simply be idle, or his situation would only grow worse. For a person that is so emotionally damaged, activity is important. To keep his rationality, Manette is always making