a tale of two cities

Dickens, lays out a brilliant plot. Charles Dickens 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, Dickens 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

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 D

. . .
Three years

later, right in the middle of the revolution, Darnay is called to

France to help Gabelle, an old friend. One's bad side is brought out by the

evil effects of revenge. The

same day, Charles is re-arrested on charges set forth by the Defarges

and one other mystery person.

Defarge is seeking revenge, is constantly being put on the stand and

wants no part of his own lineage. Manette,

who is in the people's favor, uses his influence to free Charles. 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. She is very

stubborn and unforgiving in her cunning scheme of revenge on the

Evermonde family. Sydney Carton overhears plot to kill Lucie, her

daughter, and Dr. The next day, at a trial that had

absolutely no delay, Charles is convicted and sentenced to death. There were many sacrifices in this novel by

many different characters.

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