Comic relief is an important theatrical convention that makes the story more interesting and appealing to readers. In Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities‚ Dickens uses one of his minor but fascinating characters‚ Jerry Cruncher‚ to depict this. The two or three chapters dealing with Jerry Cruncher and his family life are humorous and he also illustrates the terrible poverty during the 18th century. And despite the novel’s tragic scenes and symbolic images‚ Dickens uses Jerry to lighten things
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One example of juxtaposition is in the beginning of the book where Charles Dickens says “It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times…” (8). This an example represents juxtaposition because it is showing two words together and letting the reader compare them. The example is also highlighting the differences in the French and English society. It’s helping the readers understand and imagine how things were even before the revolution and why it needed to come. Another example of juxtaposition
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The nature of mobs is a significant theme in “A Tale of Two Cities.” In both the movie and the book‚ mobs are portrayed as powerful. Mobs are made up of many people with the same thoughts and motives. Mobs can also be very destructive for that same reason. Dickens uses the mob mentality to depict the bloody horror and the ultimate success of the French Revolution. In the book‚ Dickens portrays the people as having the hatred necessary for mob violence. Immediately‚ the book shows us an example
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In A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens‚ the death of Monsieur the Marquis is foreshadowed by descriptions of various objects turning crimson and the repeated mention of the Furies. The first description of a crimson object occurs in chapter eight and belongs to none other than Monsieur the Marquis himself. This occurs when he is heading back to his château in his carriage and “the sunset struck so brilliantly… that its occupant was steeped in crimson” (Dickens 138). This image of Monsieur the
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Little by little‚ a ball of yarn can be fabricated into a scarf. Slowly but surely‚ each effort against oppression can lead to a nationwide rebellion‚ such as the French Revolution. Having been immortalized in the novel A Tale of Two Cities‚ this life-changing event for many French peasants is described by Dickens in a crystal clear way that even modern readers are able to picture it in their minds. An unthought-of‚ but simple comparison is made to a common pastime activity usually enjoyed by ladies
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Adult supervision of children is quite a controversial topic nowadays as there are so many different beliefs. The article “A Tale of Two Summers for Parents”‚ by Belinda Luscombe‚ brings up many points as to how depending on many factors‚ parents have to make this difficult decision. I believe that children do not need that constant supervision in their childhood because‚ it will lead to them being independent‚ growing stronger as an individual‚ and finally because it will allow the parents to keep
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University Hospital Memo To: Pat Rowe‚ Vice President From: Yilin Zhang CC: Jon M. Werner Date: 5-Nov-13 Re: Technology Training Recommendations With the development of medical science and medical technology‚ high-tech medical devices‚ which come out constantly‚ help caregivers stay informed about new equipment and principles of work performance‚ safe use of new equipment‚ and other issues that are increasingly prominent. Meanwhile‚ the poor attitude of staff during training is also a big
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“A Tale of Two High Jumpers” is an excerpt from The Sports Gene by David Epstein. It talks about two high jumpers Donald Thomas and Stefan Holm‚ one had a twenty year love with high jumping the other one got lucky. Both men were excellent high jumpers. Outliers is an excerpt from “The 10‚000-Hour Rule by Malcolm Gladwell. It talks about studies done on individuals which ones become professional and why they become professional. Also how the amount of practice was different from the professionals
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One example is when Darnay gives up his aristocratic lifestyle to pursue life in England. Another example is Carton when he sacrifices his life in order to save Darnay‚ so that Darnay can flee the country with Lucie. Another obvious them in A Tale of Two Cities is love and hate. An obvious example of love is Miss Pross protecting Lucie’s life by fighting off Madame Defarge. Miss Pross risks her own life to save another. The best example of love is Carton’s promise to Lucie. In order to promise his
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A Tale of Two Cities: Dialectal Journal Doubles and opposites: "It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times‚ (...)" In the first chapter of A Tale of Two cities‚ Dickens emphasizes the fact of how bad the people lived. "It was the worst of times‚" due to mistreatment from the third estate. But it was also the "best of times‚" for the nobles‚ and higher class people who could actually afford things‚ and weren’t mistreated and starved. "(...) ’John Solomon‚ or Solomon John?’ (...)"
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