A Tale of Two Cities
Violence Cycles in Tale of Two Cities October 29, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Dickens, one of the most esteemed British writers of the nineteenth century, used to his famous work, A Tale of Two Cities, to give several important messages. One of the most important of these messages was that the use of violence only causes more violence. Specifically, he uses the repression of the France people by their rulers, the callous murder of the son of Gaspard, a poor French peasant, and most dramatically, the incredibly violent acts committed by Madame Defarge, led to her incredibly violent death, and how the use of violence begets more severe and more life-consuming acts. The violent oppression of the French people in Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, by the ruling class of eighteenth century France is infamous throughout history. The aristocrats had no respect whatsoever for the less fortunate of their nation. Dr. Manette, a prominent physician in France during this time period, describes how one aristocrat treated his servant who failed to answer the door within a pleasing amount of time. "...one of my two conductors struck the man who opened
Gaspard's son was easily crushed beneath the heavy wheels of the Marquis' carriage. Eventually Madame Defarge saw through the deception and was about to leave the building to find and murder the remainder of the family. Gaspard was caught, and executed by hanging for his crime. it [the door], with his heavy riding-glove, across the face. Her brother, as well as her sister, and her sister's husband had been killed by the same Marquis that killed Gaspard's baby. The Marquis' son's wife, Lucy and her daughter, Little Lucy fled France, terrified of what might become of them, if they were to stay. The proletariat, having had all these forcefully repressive acts put upon them, reacted in a way the shows precisely Dickens' message: the people of France rebelled. Evremonde had the dubious honor (in the eyes of the people) of being a French aristocrat. Evremonde was followed by another barbaric act on the part of Gaspard. Another violent act followed the murder of the Marquis.
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