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.