A Tale of Two Cities Book 1 Review

Mr. Lorry is a serious and business-oriented man. He tries to stifle his emotional attachment to the Manettes by repeating this phrase.

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​This phrase is used because the situation is similar to a resurrection.

Conditions of French prisons were so poor, people often went insane.​

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Being in French prison for 18 years, Dr. Manette's release is similar to being "recalled to life".

"Recalled to life"

​Taking care of Dr. Manette strengthened Lucie.​

​Knits in the wine shop and watches who comes in. Indicates to Mon. Defarge when revolutionaries are in.​

Madame Defarge

​Owns the wine shop and organizes French revolutionaries​.

Monsieur Defarge

​Nickname for Monsieur Defarge and his revolutionist friends.​

"Jacques"

​Represents "Fate"

• Woodman cuts the planks for the guillotine. ​

​​The Woodman

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Represents "Death"

• Farmer "harvests" the souls being sent to the ​guillotine.

​​The Farmer

1. The wine symbolizes the blood that will be spilt in the streets​.

2. Since the blood hasn't been spilt yet, it is being foreshadowed.