Love is displayed as love for family and friends‚ while hate is displayed as hate for the aristocrats and revenge. Lucie‚ a young girl who never met her father‚ grows into a strong woman and her love for her family is evident. Her love even saved her father from his despair. Miss Pross has love for Lucie‚ affectionately called Ladybird‚ and cares for her and her daughter‚ little Lucie‚ with her life. However‚ there is also hate. Madame Defarge hates the aristocrats‚ mostly the Evrémondes‚ and will
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Jerry’s voice. Also‚ Lucie is “brought back to life” when she finds out her father is not dead. She no longer has the same quiet air that she had composed from the beginning‚ but instead grabs Mr. Lorry’s wrists and asks to know more. Lucie’s attitude becomes more frantic‚ and her “bodyguard” must come in‚ slightly attack Mr. Lorry‚ and revive the fainted Lucie. The most recognizable form of “Recalled to Life” is Mr. Manette himself. Coming back from prison‚ Mr. Manette had already been partially
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and his inheritance. In London‚ he falls in love with and marries Lucie Manette. Ironically‚ she is the daughter of a doctor who was falsely imprisoned for years in Paris as a result of the cruelty of the Evremondes. Lucie and Charles are happily married and have a lovely daughter little Lucie. Neither husband nor wife has any idea that Dr. Manette has a connection to or hatred of the Evremonde family. Because of his love for Lucie and his desire for her happiness‚ the Doctor foregoes his desire
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dejection. Sacrifices are often made to strengthen bonds‚ and no other bond in the novel is stronger than the one that Lucie Manette shares with her father‚ Dr. Manette. Indeed‚ Lucie has gone to great lengths to ensure that their bond stays strong. In the opening chapters of the novel‚ Lucie‚ in hopes that her pleas can cure her father’s insanity‚ devotes herself to Dr. Manette wholeheartedly disregarding any personal desires of her own. She promises her father that if‚ “…I hint to you of a home
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A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens‚ set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 million copies sold‚ it ranks among the most famous works in the history of fictional literature.[2] The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution‚ the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution
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several people that would be resurrected. The first character that would be resurrected would be Dr. Manette. Dr. Manette had been imprisoned for 18 years. During this time Dr. Manette had gone through a transformation. This transformation brought his mind to forget about all the things that had been important to him‚ and to ease the pain he was going through. After meeting his daughter Lucie‚ Dr. Manette was resurrected from his imprisoned life‚ where he was locked up in the Bastille‚ and had a metamorphosis
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worked for Tellson’s bank‚ stopped a mail-coach in urgent need to deliver a message to Mr. Lorry. The message informed Mr. Lorry to wait at Dover for a Miss Lucie Manette. Lucie was a young and beautiful woman‚ whose father was supposed dead. Evidently‚ Lucie’s father had been secretly imprisoned for eighteen years. While in prison‚ Dr. Manette became accustomed to making shoes. Mr. Lorry believed that Lucie’s love could bring her father back from his shoe making madness. The story then jumped to
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A Tale of Two Cities - Cliff Notes Table of contents: 1) Chapter summaries (pp.2-32) 2) Characters (pp. 32-40) 3) Setting (pp. 40-41) 4) Dickens’ Style (use of detail‚ repetition‚ parallelism‚ theatrical elements‚ imagery‚ form and style) (pp. 41-43) CHAPTER SUMMARIES BOOK THE FIRST: A TALE OF TWO CITIES: CHAPTER 1 Here is Dickens’ voice‚ introducing the story he’s about to tell. No action or characters are presented
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for Charles Darnay because of his affection and love towards Lucie Manette. Sydney Carton’s life was troubled because of alcohol and bad choices; he felt like his life was a waste. When telling Lucie that he loved her‚ he also said that he would do anything she asked him. Even though Lucie did not tell Sydney Carton to drug Charles Darnay and pretend to be Charles‚ Sydney felt it was the best choice. Sydney Carton also just loved Lucie so much‚ so if sacrificing his life to make her less sad than
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need. "This property and France are lost to me. I renounce them." (Dickens‚ 116) Charles is ashamed of his family’s actions and refuses to be a part of that family because of it. This shows his hero quality in that he stands against evil. Lucie Manette- Lucie is seen as the nurturer archetype in the story. She has very compassionate and innocent actions. "No‚ Mr. Carton. I am sure that the best part of it might still be; I am sure that you might be much‚ much worthier of yourself" (Dickens‚ 142)
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