Prepared By: Monica San Juan

A Tale ofTwo Cities

Author• Charles DickensVictorian writerBorn in Portsmouth,

England

Setting• London, EnglandWhere Manette

family stayedSafer place than

Paris

Setting• Paris, FranceWhere the

revolution happened

Setting• Time: before and during the French

Revolution

Characters1. Dr. ManetteFather of Lucie who was unjustly imprisoned

for 18 years in La bastille2. Lucie ManetteWife of Charles, “the golden thread”3. Charles DarnayBelongs to aristocrats, imprisoned, and

husband of Lucie

Characters4. Sydney CartonIn love with Lucie, and sacrificed himself for

Lucie5. Therese DefargeMastermind of the revolution, woman of

revenge6. Ernest DefargeHusband of Therese, owner of wine shop

Characters7. Miss ProssTook care of Lucie and a close friend to

Manette family8. Mr. Jarvis LorryBank teller of the Tellson bank

Themes

#1 Revolution

Themes#2 Duality/Oppositions

Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay

Lucie andMadame Defarge

Paris andLondonIt was the best of times,

it was the worst of times

Themes#3 ReincarnationDr. Manette “recalled to life”Sydney carton

#4 Sacrifice Sydney saved Charles

#5 Oppression between classesFeudal system

Plot• "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 nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.”

Plot

Lucie helped his father recovered his health. They went to London, and lived a new life there.

Lucie went to Paris and they saw Defarge and his wife Therese knitting something. It was Therese’s hobby.

Mr. Lorry told Lucie that his father was still alive, and living in Defarge’s wine shop.

Plot

From that moment, Darnay, Sydney, and Darnay’s lawyer fell in love with Lucie.

After five years, Darnay was accused of treason. Sydney Carton helped him.

On the other hand, Charles Darnay renounced his properties as well as his name. He went to London.

Plot

Back to Paris, Marquis Evremonde, uncle of Darnay, roamed around. He accidentally killed a child but did not feel sorry about it.

Carton confessed his feelings to Lucie, but he did mot demand for her love. He promised that he will do everything for her love’s love.

Charles proposed to Lucie and they got married. They had a daughter named

Lucie.

Plot

Darnay needed to save his friend in Paris so he went back to Paris. Unfortunately, he was imprisoned because of being an aristocrat.

The Defarge family was the mastermind of the revolution. They attacked the aristocrats, and the La Bastille.

Because of oppression, poor people held a revolution against aristocrats.

Plot

Lucie lamented about it, and because Carton loved her so much, he thought of an idea.

When he went back to London, he was imprisoned again in Paris. There, he was executed and sentenced to death through the method

of guillotine.

Darnay gained freedom for a while after Dr. Manette saved him.

Plot

Carton died in the end of the story.

Carton, a resemblance of Darnay, saved Darnay’s life for the sake of Lucie’s

happiness.