Charles Darnay

Charles Dickens uses many quotes in the novel to describe Darnay’s character. The first example is when Dickens writes ““He was otherwise quite self-possessed” (Dickens 46). Darnay is described as a calm and confident person. He know that there is a chance that he will die, but he doesn't let that get to his head. He remains composed all through the trial. The second example of Dickens describing Darnay’s character is shown when he states “ If it ever becomes mine, it shall be put into some hands better qualified to free it slowly (if such a thing is possible) from the weight that drags it down, so that the miserable people who cannot leave it and who have been long wrung to the last point of endurance, may, in another generation,suffer less” ( Dickens 95). This quote shows that Darnay is a virtuous person.Many people hate his family and he doesn't want to be apart of it. This is the reason why he changes his last name. He is better than his family and he has no intention of being like them. He says that he will abandon the property if it's given to him. He wants it to be given to someone who can actually make a change. Darnay knows that because of his family background, he isn't the right person. The last quote Dickens uses to describe Darnay’s character is when he says “ “He had loved Lucie Mannette from the hour of his danger” (Dickens 99). Darnay is a loving person. This quote shows that is he capable of loving someone else. He is a good person and nothing like his family. He know that people will automatically assume things because of his last name. Darnay is a loving, virtuous, and confident person. Dickens does a good job of describing his character in the novel.

Light and Dark

Charles Dickens uses light and dark to set a hopeful tone on Lucie and Dr. Manette’s relationship. The first example of light and dark is when Dicken says “ I want ‘ says Defarge; to let in a little more light here. You can bear a little more?” (Dickens 30).  The light in this quote is referring to Lucie. If Dr. Manette is willing to let some light in his life, then Lucie will have the chance to heal him. After everything he has been through, trust will not be something he is just going to give out. Lucie has to earn it. She has to show Dr.Manette that she has his best interest at heart. If there is trust in a relationship, then there is definitely hope. The second time Dickens uses light and dark to describe Lucie and Dr. Manette’s relationship is when he writes, “Some long obliterated marks of an actively intent intelligence in the middle of the forehead, gradually forced themselves through the black mist that had fallen on him” (Dickens 32). Even though Dr. Manette is not physically imprisoned, his mind is still locked up and it is being guarded by his own depression. The marks on his forehead are nothing but a memory. When asked by Mr. Lorry if he cares to be recalled to life, Dr. Manette replies “ I can't say”. Prison has that effect on people. What it doesn't have is the ability to control how you choose to move on. Dr. Manette’s only way of getting through this is if allows Lucie to be in his life. The last quote about light and dark is when Dickens states, “Trembling with eagerness to lay the spectral face upon her warm young breast, and love it back to life and hope” (Dickens 32).  It is like Dr. Manette wears a coat of depression that has no way of letting hope through. Being imprisoned for so long affects him in that he thinks he will never be happy again. That things will never be the same. What he doesn't realize is that there is someone who can change his future. His daughter Lucie, the light in his life that will guide him through all obstacles. Lucie is willing to help her father, even though she barely knows him. This sets a hopeful tone because if Dr. Manette lets Lucie in his life, he has a chance at changing his lifestyle for the better. In this novel, Dickens sets a hopeful tone by using light and dark to describe Lucie and Dr. Manette's relationship. 

Wine Shop

Charles Dickens shows a lot of foreshadowing within the novel A Tale of Two Cities. For example, Dickens writes “ The wine was red wine and had stained the ground of the narrow street” (Dickens 21). The red wine represents blood. The war is coming and it's sure to be a bloody battle. The blood will stain everything during the Revolution. That is why when the wine spilled it stained. Dickens is trying to tell us what will happen in the future. Another example of foreshadowing is shown when Dickens states, “ It had stained many hands too, and many faces, and many naked feet” (Dickens 21). The French Revolution is going to affect many citizens. The blood of all the dead people will stain their memories for a very long time. The red wine on the hands, feet, and faces is showing what is yet to come. The last example of foreshadowing is said by Dickens, “ There was a special companionship in it, an observable inclination on the part of everyone to join some other one” (Dickens 21). This quotes foreshadows how the people will act during the French Revolution. They are going to have to stick together is they want to overcome any obstacles in their way. Foreshadowing is shown throughout the book. The wine shop is just one of the many parts that represent the French Revolution.

The wine shop scene in the novel A Tale of Two Cities.