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
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Madame Defarge vs. Sydney Carton “‘Then tell Wind and Fire where to stop‚’ returned Madame; ‘but don’t tell me’” (Dickens 606). In A Tale of Two Cities‚ by Charles Dickens‚ the French Revolution is in full effect. Madame Defarge is a wine shop keeper by day and a murderer by night‚ and Sydney Carton is a pessimistic lawyer with a massive heart. Obsession consumes both Madame Defarge’s and Sydney Carton’s lives. Although they are both obsessive‚ Madame Defarge is more consumed with an obsession
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slaughter of aristocrats by peasants‚ and at the center of this‚ at least according to Dickens‚ was a woman called Madame Defarge. At first seemingly just the wife of a wine shop owner‚ it quickly becomes apparent that she is in fact at the center of the Revolution‚ and the fervor that brought her there eventually leads to her downfall. In “Book the First‚” Dickens introduces Madame Defarge as “a stout woman… with a watchful eye that seldom seemed to look at anything‚ a large hand heavily ringed‚ a steady
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chooses to use that power in a way that is selfish and hurts other people.” By comparing the two characters Lucie Manette and Madame Defarge in the novel Tale of Two cities by Charles Dickens this quote shows why the two characters are so different. Madame Defarge can be seen as a violent revolutionary who is bent on revenge where as Lucie is passive and loving. Dickens first describes Madame defarge as a “stout” women with a “watchful eye” though that later changes. In the beginning she seems like a side
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The revolutionaries are very secretive about their actions in the beginning. If caught‚ the punishment could have been death. Madame Defarge is a fervent member of this movement as well as a knitter. Her pugnacious spirit is undying‚ but it is not often seen. In the same way‚ it is repeatedly stated that “Madame Defarge knitted with nimble fingers and steady eyebrows‚ and saw nothing” (42). She is definitely aware of her surroundings and probably even more observant than
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Tale of Two Cities Character Analysis: Lucie Manette A Tale of Two Cities contains a message of resurrection and love. An important character in the novel is Lucie Manette‚ a French woman who lives in England. She is married to Charles Darnay‚ who is also French and also lives in England. Lucie nursed her father‚ Doctor Alexander Manette‚ back to health after he spent 18 years in prison in France. Lucie is a static and stereotypical character. Lucie can be described as a flat character; she
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absolute poverty due to her husband’s stable career as a wine-shop owner‚ the twisted schemer’s yearning for a revolution originates in the atrocities performed upon her loved ones by a particular bloodline. Playing on their insecurities and outrage‚ Defarge mobilized the vulnerable people of France behind a vengeful plan to wipe out those that wronged her ages ago. This abuse of power finds its modern counterpart in the role played by Donald Trump during the 2016 election. Railing against an inept government
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of death. What would have happened if Madam Defarge was a kind‚ peaceful‚ gentle lady? If Madame Defarge was a kind‚ peaceful‚ and gentle lady‚ the entire “book the third” in A Tale of Two Cities wouldn’t exist. She was the primary reason Charles
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Madame Thérèse Defarge When terrible things happen to good people there are two paths that can be traveled: forgiveness can be offered‚ or vengeance can be pursued. Madame Defarge from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities‚ takes the latter of these two options and religiously lives by it‚ seeking revenge on the cruel heartless aristocracy plaguing France with famine‚ poverty‚ and oppression; however‚ the reasons behind her malice force the reader to understand why she performs such hateful acts
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Madame Defarge is a character in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities that will live forever in the reader’s memory due to her desire for revolution and thirst for vengeance. Madame Defarge is so driven for vengeance over the Evremonde family and the French aristocrats that have wronged the poor citizens in France. One reason Madame Defarge will always always stay in the mind of the reader is how Madame records people’s names‚ descriptions‚ and history in her knitting. The author writes “It would
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