SCENE 1 The scene represent a small villa near Nogent-sur-Marne ‚The curtain rises and Julitter and her maid are discovered Julitte :- Won’t the people of ITP coming to see the house ? Maid :- Yes ‚ Madame they will be here at 4 noon Juliette :- Thats good Maid :- Won’t Madame be sorry ? Juliette :- Not at all ‚ If someone had bought it on the same
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Roles of Important Characters in a Tale of Two Cities The novel by Charles Dickens‚ A Tale of Two Cities‚ features some of the most well-known and symbolic characters in literary history. One major antagonist‚ Madame Defarge‚ embodies the cruelty and hatred that was rampant during the French Revolution. Sydney Carton‚ undoubtedly the most important character in the novel‚ developing throughout the novel originating as an unmotivated‚ drunk attorney but commits the ultimate act of kindness when
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all the mistresses during the Versailles Period‚ Madame de Pompadour is quite special‚ not only because she was able to keep Louis XV’s heart for such a long time as a commoner‚ but also because of her influence on art‚ architecture‚ culture‚ politics… This kind of influence can still be found in remains in modern France‚ mainly in form of painting and decoration of Rococo style. There were so many mistresses in French history‚ but this one‚ Madame de Pompadour was quite a woman of influence. The
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we feel even more secluded. This theme is present in both “The Cherry Orchard” by Antonin Chekov and “St. Lucy’s School for Girls Raised by Wolves” by Karen Russell. In the works‚ main characters Madame Ranevsky and wolf-girl Mirabella are forced to adapt to a change they don’t want to undergo. Madame Ranevsky‚ who lived her life on a cherry orchard‚ is being asked to sell her home and to move on to a new life‚ one more urban and less extravagant. Mirabella‚ the youngest of the wolf girls‚ is sent
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women dream of living a rich life‚ full of luxury‚ riches and servants. In the short story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant‚ a middle-class woman named Madame Loisel desires that life style very much. In "The Necklace" Madame Loisel’s vain desires cause many conflicts and her ultimate downfall. One small conflict in the story is Madame Loisel vs. her husband. He is always trying to make his wife satisfied and she never appreciates him or their way of life. De Maupassant makes this clear
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surprise ending. “The Necklace” tells the story of Madame Mathilde Loise‚ a lowly clerk’s wife‚ who‚ in an effort to appear more debonaire than she is‚ borrows expensive jewels from Madame Jeanne Forestier‚ a wealthy friend. After the inevitable loss of the jewels‚ Madame Loisel and her husband secretly replace the jewels. Years later‚ Madame Loise‚ now impoverished‚ encounters Madame Forestier on the streets of Paris and admits to the secret. Madame Forestier‚ shocked by the change in Loise‚ explains
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connects all characters in one way or another. One character in particular‚ Madame Defarge‚ links most others together in her crazy quest for justice. In Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities‚ Madame Defarge responds to an injustice in a negative way after the harming of her family and goes about the wrong way of trying to get revenge‚ which in turn contributes to the overall plot of the story as a whole. Madame Defarge’s search for justice for her family is gone about in the wrong way. She
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characters (Madame Chalon‚ Luchaire‚ Jean-Marie Villerois‚ etc)‚ the titles “Madame”‚ “Monsieur”‚ the names of dishes and drinks (’Dindonneau Forci aux Marrons’‚ ’Omelette en Surprise a la Napolitaine’‚ Dubonnet etc)‚ the name of the town (Villefranche) and eventually‚ by the phrase‚ where the character directly points at her citizenship: “Murderess I may be‚ Inspector‚ but also a French woman”. In the second part of the story Madame Chalon narrates about
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selfish vanity vs. profitable hard work is revealed by Maupassant through Madame Loisel’s internal conflict developed from comparison beginning at a young age. Guy de Maupassant demonstrates that one cannot truly discern how to stand behind his or her personal morality until confronted with the inability to conform to the expectations of society. From the introduction of Maupassant’s writing‚ it is made clear that Madame Loisel has always wanted to do nothing‚ yet have everything. Maupassant satirically
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Defarges that there is a spy in their neighborhood. He gives them a description of his appearance‚ as well as his name- John Barsad. Madame Defarge decides to knit his name into the register. When they finally arrive at their home‚ Madame Defarge counts the money that was made while they were away and Defarge concedes to his fears and doubts about the revolution. Madame Defarge encourages him in her comparison of the revolution to lightning and earthquakes. Lightning storms and earthquakes both take
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