Name ___________________________________ Date ___________________ A Tale of Two Cities Class Notes and Study Guide Questions Book I‚ Chapter 1: "The Period" I. Notes 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
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“When you begin a journey of revenge‚ start by digging two graves: one for your enemy‚ and one for yourself.” A person who has been victimized and suffers emotionally will eventually focus on seeking revenge rather than by being guided by their conscience. In the novel‚ A Tale of Two Cities‚ Charles Dickens reveals that it is better to learn to cope with your vengeance rather to act upon it‚ for relinquishing the need for revenge will lead to peace of mind‚ while acting on it will only lead to self-destruction
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Foreshadowing is a technique that prepares a reader for an event that is soon to come. An author that uses foreshadowing is Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens writes many famous novels. A famous novel of his is A Tale of Two Cities. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a novel that reveals many future events through the use of foreshadowing. The French Revolution is the main event described by the use of foreshadowing. Dickens uses the phrase “one tall joker so besmirched . . . scrawl[s]
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Tale of Two Cities In the Christian faith‚ the picture of making the ultimate sacrifice‚ that sacrifice that is done for the better of society‚ is an image that is constantly linked with Christ’s ultimate sacrifice to save society. This kind of sacrifice is usually done for the greater good and out of a love that is so great‚ that it doesn’t mind to give up what is treasured most within us‚ our life. In the novel A Tale of Two Cities‚ Charles Dickens portrays this concept of sacrifice to represent
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s Tale of Two Cities – Study Guide Questions 2008 Use these over the course of your reading. They are very helpful if you use them!! Book I: "Recalled to Life" Book I‚ Chapter 1: "The Period" 1. What is the chronological setting of this opening chapter? What clues enable us to determine "The Period"? 2. How does Dickens indicate the severity of social conditions in both France and England? 3. Who is the "king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face"? 4. How does Dickens
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A Tale of two cities This novel begins with comparing the situation of England and France‚ during the French Revolution. I think that Charles Dickens wanted to show what could happen in one’s life and how a person could sacrifice himself for the one he loves. So I am going to tell about the characters and my point of view of the novel. First‚ Lucie Manett‚ who marries Charles Darnay‚ is a kind and loving person. The author described her as a golden-haired‚ blue-eyed and a being beautiful both physically
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Motivation: Write a paragraph describing how you view yourself‚ using at least 3 adjectives. Do you think other people view you in the same way? Why or why not? What might cause people to view each other in different ways? A) Chapter 4: 1. Briefly describe Mr. Stryver. In what way is he unfair to Mr. Carton? He is 30 years old‚ but looks 50. Loud‚ red-faced‚ short and stout (bulky‚ heavy). He is very pushy and is not well-mannered. Intrudes into others conversations. He takes full credit
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RESURECTION in A Tale of Two Cities Introduction Grabber: "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live‚ even though he dies‚” John 11:25. Is it ambitious to compare oneself to Jesus? Not for a gallantly changed man in Charles Dickons’s A Tale of Two Cities. Such resurrection is apparent in several more of Dickons’s characters. Leading to thesis: A revolution arose in France in 1775‚ retorting to the unjust dominance of the French aristocracy. The tension brought by the
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European History Reading Assignment 2: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities is a critically acclaimed classic novel. This novel has sold over 200 million copies and made its way onto reading lists everywhere. Demonstrating the plight of the French peasantry being demoralized by the aristocracy in the years leading up to the French Revolution through the eyes of both French and English persons‚ A Tale of Two Cities is a wonderful example of classic literature
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their 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
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