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    one of the most well-known and brutal rebellions in the world. Charles Dickenson’s A Tale of Two Cities depicts the cruel and distrustful atmosphere of French Revolution very well. Throughout the entire book, Dickinson keeps giving the audience clues of the revolutionary event which occurs in the later of the novel. Theses foreshadowing clues definitely contribute to the impact that Dickinson’s A Tale of Two Cities gives to the audiences. At the beginning of the novel, Dickinson portraits a scene

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    done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.” Book 3, Chapter 15, Page 361 [last page in the chapter] Discovering the principal characters in any novel and observing how they relate to one another provides a person with hours of enjoyment. The very idea that a writer can with words create a world in which these characters can grow and mature in any way the author desires should remind the reader that, in many ways, their lives are nothing more than the shadows of the master

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    Charles Darnay goes to France and when he gets there he’s detained as an emigrant. When he arrives in Paris, he’s thrown in La Force. Defarge identifies Charles as "Citizen Evrémonde." The officer holding Charles's papers condemns him to prison. Charles wants to know why because he has done nothing against the law The officer informs Charles that there are new laws now and emigrants have no rights Defarge quietly asks Charles if he’s Doctor Manette’s son-in-law as they walk away, Charles says he

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    In the excerpt from, A Tale of Two Cities, the author Charles Dickens uses symbolism and alliterations to foreshadow the upcoming revolution and how much blood will be spilled because of To start off, throughout the excerpt Charles Dickens uses symbolism to foreshadow not only the upcoming revolution itself, but how much blood will be spilled during it. When Lucie was talking about what she imagined what the echoes were she said, “I have made the echoes out to be the echoes of all the footsteps

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    into the Carmagnole, a song created and made popular during the 18th century in Paris. The song was brought into Paris from Marseille, where the song became widespread after the storming of the Tuileries, a royal palace. The song itself includes 13 two-line stanzas, each ending with a phrase that praises the French Revolution. Over time, new stanzas were added and eventually a street dance was improvised to go along with the song. The dance was a figure of farandole which was an ancient chain dance

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    Symbolism when used right can be a great way to display a theme in a work of literature. In the novel A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, symbolism is used to display significant themes and plot points in the story. One of the most important pieces of symbolism in book the first, is wine. Wine represents the French revolution and how like wine, the common folk got drunk off of it’s power resulting in bloodshed. The French revolution started as a fight for the common folks’ freedoms, and quickly

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    asked a Jaque. “Yes, I just needed some fresh air. The Wine Shop has been exceptionally busy this afternoon.” “I was actually heading over there myself, have a nice walk.” After the beheading of the King, Madame Defarge was well known through the city. Even stepping out of the shop she immediately feels the beams of people along the street staring at her. But she was not worried who saw her today, nothing was going to stand in her way. The Manette Household

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    major event will occur in the suburb of Saint Antonio that will affect many people. The author is telling the reader that the great amount of bloodshed that will occur will play a big apart and effect the characters in the book greatly, because not long after this quote is used many characters were connected together and introduced through the object of wine. Historical Context:

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    Saint Antoine is a legitimate character in Tale of Two Cities. First, Dickens’ writing clearly personifies the city. Secondly, Saint Antoine is treated as a character through the pronouns which refers to it. To begin with, Saint Antoine is personified in the text, which is shown in this sentence: “The loudly echoing footsteps of Saint Antoine escort through Paris streets in mid-July” (33). There are many other examples of this in the text, and while sometimes things are personified to give them

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    It is a best novel of Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens' 16th novel, illustrates the author's popular appeal. It is a tale of adventure set in London and Paris, and during, the French Revolution. The novel opens, with a comparison of England and pre-revolutionary France, while drawing parallels between the happenings in the two countries. Through two key characters in the plot of the novel Charles Darnay as well as Marquis Evremonde, Charles

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