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…, to lift Carton's spirits, brings up the beauty and compassion of Lucie Manette. Carton, hiding his real feelings, says she is nothing but a golden-haired doll. Dickens allows the reader to see the city through Carton's depression during his walk home…

…A Tale of Two Cities is a book inspired by the time period right before the beginning of the French Revolution that began in 1789. When the story begins, it is a dark, cold, and foggy night in late November of 1775. Mr. Jarvis Lorry, the main character…

…A Tale of Two Cities In the fictitious novel Tale of Two Cities, the author, Charles Dickens, lays out a brilliant plot. Tale of Two Cities takes place in France and England during the troubled times of the French Revolution. The wine shop…

…A comparative study of Sydney Carton in Dickens' novel, A Tale of Two Cities, and Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet in Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, requires the reader to analyze various aspects that the transforming effect love can have…

…Restored Into a New Life The ever so popular novel, The Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, takes place in France and England during the seventeen hundreds at the start of the French Revolution. While nobles are savoring the bountiful, rich life…

…A tale of two murders: Comparing the "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Tell-Tale Heart.” Edgar Allan Poe has often been considered the father of the psychological thriller. Two of his best examples are "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Cask…

…A Tale of Two Novels. Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens are two very different books written in two very different periods. Cry, The Belovedplay a crucial role in developing the plot. Superficially…

…Resurrection in A Tale of Two Cities Resurrection is a powerful theme found throughout the plot of A Tale of Two Cities. Many of the characters in the novel are involved with the intertwining themes of love, redemption, and good versus evil…

…"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness . . ." Dickens begins A Tale of Two Cities with this famous sentence. It describes the spirit of the era in which this novel takes place…

…in nature. They let him sip his chocolate from a cup in their hands. His servants are all finely dressed in "gorgeous decoration." The chief servant can have no fewer than two gold watches with him at all times. And his daughter married a rich farmer-general…