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    novels Brave New World‚ A Tale of Two Cities‚ and the play A Doll House show similar interests about becoming individuals and wanting freedom from a dominant figure in their lives‚ and those characteristics seem to be a repeating pattern among all three books. Respectively‚ each book has a sort of uprise from the oppressed demanding the authoritative husband‚ nation‚ and even society to provide that party a better life unlike the one they live presently. From A Tale of Two Cities the Marquis explains

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    A Tale of Two Cities quotes & explanation 1. It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times‚ it was the age of wisdom‚ it was the age of foolishness‚ it was the epoch of belief‚ it was the epoch of incredulity‚ it was the season of Light‚ it was the season of Darkness‚ it was the spring of hope‚ it was the winter of despair‚ we had everything before us‚ we had nothing before us‚ we were all going direct to Heaven‚ we were all going direct the other way. . . . Explanation for Quotation

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    Matthew Adamson A.P English Literature and Composition 09/18/2013 Period 2 Text: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens The Theme of Resurrection and Love in A Tale of Two Cities During a time of great hopelessness‚ loss and social unrest Lucie Manette‚ somewhat unwillingly‚ plays the part of a hero and acts as sort of a ‘golden thread’ in the sense that she makes sure that everyone important to her knows that they are loved. Lucie Manette’s love for her father‚ Doctor Manette‚ is what draws

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    In A Tale of Two Cities‚ Charles Dickens’s descriptions and mentions of fountains demonstrate the increasing animosity of the rich by the poor‚ thereby foreshadowing revolution. Fountains are mentioned several times and are associated with a primary cause of the French Revolution: the poor treatment of the lower classes by the rich. It is near a fountain that Monsieur the Marquis’s carriage runs over a child (Dickens 135). It is also near a fountain that Monsieur the Marquis stops in town (Dickens

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    Revenge in a Tale of Two Cities How far would one go to avenge a murdered loved one? They do everything in their power to make the wrongdoer suffer for what they did. They would get revenge. Charles Dickens writes of revenge in his novel‚ he writes it as an ongoing theme. In A Tale of Two Cities‚ Dickens uses Madame Defarge as a symbol of revenge to show his recurring theme of revenge throughout the novel to prove that revenge is justified in some situations. As Madame Defarge converses

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    rise up to take control of their fate. Sometimes this is for the better‚ sometimes for the worse. In the case of the French Revolution‚ the people rose up but ended up changing the lives of others for the worse as they bettered theirs. In A Tale of Two Cities‚ the author‚ Charles Dickens reveals this truth that the spiritual lives of all people depend upon the hope of renewal through the events of the murder of the Monseigneur‚ the

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    individual personalities can be in spite of their obvious similarities. They exhibit proof of both twinship and oppositeness in different aspects of their lives. In A Tale of Two Cities‚ many twins and opposites appear under scrutiny in an array of different situations. In Charles Dickens’s novel A Tale of Two Cities‚ the central theme of doubling is demonstrated from beginning to end. From the first page of the novel‚ the idea of pairing is evidently revealed. The first chapter gives the reader

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    Capitol Punishment: Toy of Evil Men One might believe that because capital punishment plays such a large role in Charles Dickens’ A Tale Of Two Cities‚ that Dickens himself is a supporter of it. This just simply is not true. Dickens uses capitol punishment as a tool to define the evil embodied in both the French ruling class‚ and the opposing lower class during the French Revolution; as well as comment on the sheep-like nature of humankind. In the beginning of the novel‚ capital punishment

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    Injustice is probably one of the oldest forms of hate known to man. Injustice can be found anywhere and in all forms of life. One of the most well known forms of injustice is slavery. Men and women of all ages and races suffer under slavery still to this day. Romania‚ for example‚ has been home to the unfortunate youth who are sold as prostitutes by their own parents! We all know that this is wrong‚ but society has driven us to not considering this as slavery‚ just cruelty. Obviously slavery is unjust

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    Throughout the book‚ A Tale of Two Cities the theme of sacrifice is used to help the reader realize the cost of life‚ as well as to develop the plot through the effects of those sacrifices. Through the characters of Sydney Carton‚ Dr. Manette‚ and Ms. Pross the theme of sacrifice is developed. The theme of sacrifice brings key aspects of the plot together‚ and Carton’s sacrifice brings the novel to closer in the end. <br> <br>Sydney Carton paid the highest cost of sacrifice with his life‚ and in

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