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: : : : i need to know the main themes in a tale of two cities and also a general book summary. if anyone could help me out on this i would REALLY appreciate it... : : : You better thank me for this one! : : : In the fictitious novel Tale of Two Cities, the author, Charles : : : ens, lays out a brilliant plot. Charles ens was born in : : : England on February 7, 1812 near the south coast. His family moved to : : : London when he was ten years old and quickly went into debt. To help : : : support himself, Charles went to work at a blacking warehouse when he : : : was twelve. His father was soon imprisoned for debt and shortly : : : thereafter the rest of the family split apart. Charles continued to : : : work at the blacking warehouse even after his father inherited some : : : money and got out of prison. When he was thirteen, ens went back : : : to school for two years. He later learned shorthand and became a : : : freelance court reporter. He started out as a journalist at the : : : age of twenty and later wrote his first novel, The Pickwick Papers. He : : : went on to write many other novels, including Tale of Two Cities in : : : 1859. : : : Tale of Two Cities takes place in France and England during the : : : troubled times of the French Revolution. There are travels by the : : : characters between the countries, but most of the action takes place : : : in Paris, France. The wineshop in Paris is the hot spot for the French : : : revolutionists, mostly because the wineshop owner, Ernest Defarge, and : : : his wife, Madame Defarge, are key leaders and officials of the : : : revolution. Action in the book is scattered out in many places; such : : : as the Bastille, Tellson's Bank, the home of the Manettes, and : : : largely, the streets of Paris. These places help to introduce many : : : characters into the plot. : : : One of the main characters, Madame Therese Defarge, is a major : : : antagonist who seeks revenge, being a key revolutionist. She is very : : : stubborn and unforgiving in her cunning scheme of revenge on the : : : Evermonde family. Throughout the story, she knits shrouds for the : : : intended victims of the revolution. Charles Darnay, one of whom Mrs. : : : Defarge is seeking revenge, is constantly being put on the stand and : : : wants no part of his own lineage. He is a languid protagonist and has : : : a tendency to get arrested and must be bailed out several times during : : : the story. Dr. Alexander Manette, a veteran prisoner of the Bastille : : : and moderate protagonist, cannot escape the memory of being held and : : : sometimes relapses to cobbling shoes. Dr. Manette is somewhat : : : redundant as a character in the novel, but plays a very significant : : : part in the plot. Dr. Manette's daughter, Lucie Manette, a positive : : : protagonist, is loved by many and marries Charles Darnay . She is a : : : quiet, emotional person and a subtle protagonist in the novel. One who : : : never forgot his love for Lucie, the protagonist Sydney Carton changed : : : predominately during the course of the novel. Sydney , a look-alike of : : : Charles Darnay, was introduced as a frustrated, immature alcoholic, : : : but in the end, made the ultimate sacrifice for a good friend. These : : : and other characters help to weave an interesting and dramatic plot. : : : Dr. Manette has just been released from the Bastille, and Lucie, : : : eager to meet her father whom she thought was dead, goes with Mr. : : : Jarvis Lorry to bring him back to England. Dr. Manette is in an insane : : : state from his long prison stay and does nothing but cobble shoes, : : : although he is finally persuaded to go to England. Several years : : : later, Lucie, Dr. Manette, and Mr. Lorry are witnesses at the trial of : : : Charles Darnay. Darnay, earning his living as a tutor, frequently : : : travels between England and France and is accused of treason in his : : : home country of France. He is saved from being prosecuted by Sydney : : : Carton, who a witness confuses for Darnay, thus not making the case : : : positive. Darnay ended up being acquitted for his presumed crime. : : : Darnay and Carton both fall in love with Lucie and want to marry her. : : : Carton, an alcoholic at the time, realizes that a relationship with : : : Lucie is impossible, but he still tells her that he loves her and : : : would do anything for her. Darnay and Lucie marry each other on the : : : premises of the two promises between Dr. Manette and Darnay. Right : : : after the marriage, while the newlyweds are on their honeymoon, Dr. : : : Manette has a relapse and cobbles shoes for nine days straight. : : : France's citizens arm themselves for a revolution and, led by the : : : Defarges, start the revolution by raiding the Bastille. Shortly : : : before the start of the revolution, the Marquis runs over a child in : : : the streets of Paris. He is inated soon after by Gaspard, the : : : child's father, who is also a part of the revolution. Three years : : : later, right in the middle of the revolution, Darnay is called to : : : France to help Gabelle, an old friend. As soon as he goes down what : : : seems to be a one-way street to France, he is arrested (in France) for : : : being an enemy of the state. Dr. Manette, Lucie, and the Darnay's : : : daughter go shortly after to Paris to see if they can be of any help : : : to Charles. When the delayed trial finally takes place, Dr. Manette, : : : who is in the people's favor, uses his influence to free Charles. The : : : same day, Charles is re-arrested on charges set forth by the Defarges : : : and one other mystery person. The next day, at a trial that had : : : absolutely no delay, Charles is convicted and sentenced to death. : : : Because of the despondent situation, Dr. Manette has a relapse and : : : cobbles shoes. Sydney Carton overhears plot to kill Lucie, her : : : daughter, and Dr. Manette and has them immediately get ready to leave : : : the country. Carton, having spy contacts, gets into the prison in : : : which Darnay is being held, drugs him and switches places with him. : : : Lucie, Charles, and their daughter successfully leave the country. : : : Sydney Carton, making the ultimate sacrifice, partly for Lucie, goes : : : to the guillotine in place of Charles. Just before he dies, Carton has : : : a vision in which society is greatly improved and the Darnays have a : : : son named after him. This dramatic plot revolves around several : : : central themes. : : : One theme involves revenge. One's bad side is brought out by the : : : evil effects of revenge. Madame Defarge is the main subject of this : : : implicit theme. She turns into a killing machine because she must get : : : revenge. An example of this is when she finds out Charles Darnay is an : : : Evermonde and is going to marry Lucie Manette. She knits Darnay's name : : : into the death register. Another key theme in the novel has to do with : : : courage and sacrifice. There were many sacrifices in this novel by : : : many different characters. The ultimate sacrifice was made by Sydney : : : Carton. Because of his love for Lucie and his friendship with Darnay, : : : Carton is the example of one of the most important themes implied in : : : this book. Carton helps others, and does not think so much of himself. : : : Right before going to the guillotine, Carton sees a better world, a : : : world where he gave to others, not thinking : : : of himself. These themes help outline an interesting story. : : hello from france : : is there anyone to tell me why charles ens had chosen the family name defarge (in fact defarges in the book) for those 2 persons. : : that could help our family to find roots older than 1860 if ens was inspirated by real pêrson in paris : : regards : : laurence defarges

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