A Tale of Two Cities

Chapter 1s Characters
Lucie Manette:

The beautiful daughter of Dr Manett.

She was kind, loving and she helped her father to recovery.
She met Darnay, the young Frenchman, on the voyage home

with her father.

She cared deeply for her father and marries Charles only
after she reassured her father that the marriage would not

separate her from him at all.

Loved by a drunk lawyer, Sydney Carton.
During her husband's imprisonment, she remained loyal and
faithful to him.

Mr Lorry:

Jarvis Lorry was one of the oldest employees of

Tellson's Bank, and he frequently dealt with the
bank's offices in London and Paris.
He had served the Manette family since Dr.

Manette's imprisonment.
When Charles Darnay was arrested on his
arrival in England, Mr. Lorry retained the
lawyers Stryver and Sydney Carton to defend
Darnay.

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Chapter 1 Summary
1. Mr. Lorry, a clerk at Tellson's Bank of London, is on his way to Dover in
a mail-coach.
2. It is a cold night and he was wrapped up to the ears.
3. Jerry, the rider of the horse, asked for Mr. Lorry, giving him a paper
message to wait at Dover for a young lady.
4. Mr. Lorry's reply was, "recalled to life."
5. After this exchange, Mr. Lorry got back in the coach, which continued
to Dover.
6. Mr. Lorry arrived in Dover in the mail coach, settled in, and took his
breakfast alone in the coffee-room.
7. A lady referred to as Mam'selle (Miss Manette), requested to see him.
8. Miss Manette was an orphan whose financial affairs were managed by
Tellson's Bank, and she was informed that Mr. Lorry would accompany
her on a journey to France--and that he would have some surprising
news for her.
9. Mr. Lorry told Miss Manette that her French father (who had married an
Englishwoman, who was Miss Manette's mother) was still alive in
France.
10. He was recovered after years of imprisonment and was now living in
the house of an old servant in Paris.
11. Lucie was surprised listening to Mr. Lorrys words about her father and
he passed out.

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Characters 2 Characters
Monsieur Ernest
Defarge

Defarge was the owner of a wine shop in Saint

Antoine in Paris.
As a young boy, Ernest served Doctor Manette.
He was not seeking revenge against the
aristocracy, but truly seeking justice for the
people.

Jacques

Three men who are friends of Monsieur

Defarge, all named Jacques

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Chapter 2 Summary
1. Saint Antoine in Paris was a poor part where people lived in run down
houses and suffered from hunger and misery.
2. One day a large of cask of wine dropped from a cart and the wine spilled
everywhere.
3. The miserable people ran to drink the wine which was mixed with mud.
4. The red wine made the streets look as if they were stained with blood.
5. Monsieur Ernest Defarge was the owner of the wine shop.
6. Monsieur Defarge was angry and he wanted the market to get him a new
cask instead of the broken one.
7. Madame Defarge was always knitting.
8. Inside the wine-shop, Monsieur and Madame Defarge conversed with
three other men, all called "Jacques.
8. Mr Lorry and Lucie were sitting at a corner table in the wine shop.
9. After a while, they followed him upstairs to the fifth floor chamber.
10. Mr. Lorry, and Lucie entered the room.
11. Inside the darkened room, they saw a white-haired man sitting on a
bench making shoes.

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Answer these questions in your copybook

Discussion Questions:
1. Describe the condition of the people in Saint Antoine giving example of
their misery.
2. How do you think the poor people feel about the noble class? Why?
3. The wine stains left the street looking blood-stained. Discuss.
4. Talk about Ernest Defarge.
5. Dr Manette was kept in a locked room. Why?

Quotations
1. Its not my affair. The people from the market did it. Let them bring
another.
2. The door is locked then, my friend?
3. Do you make a show of Monsieur Manette?
4. Leave us, good boys; we have business here.

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Model Answers
Discussion Questions:
1. Describe the condition of the people in Saint Antoine giving
example of their misery.
Saint Antoine was a poor place. People lived there in hunger and poverty.
One day a large of cask of wine dropped from a cart and the wine spilled
everywhere. The poor people rushed to drink the wine which was mixed
with mud.
2. How do you think the poor people feel about the noble class? Why?
They were filled with hatred against the noble class because they didnt
care about them or their miserable condition.
3. The wine stains left the street looking blood-stained. Discuss.
The scene of the wine cask is a symbol of the miserable life in France at that
time. The scene has a double meaning. Firstly, it shows how poor the life of
the lower classes in France was. Secondly, it gives a quick hint on the real
blood which would stain the streets of France during the revolution.
4. Talk about Ernest Defarge.
Defarge was the owner of a wine shop in Saint Antoine in Paris. He was
married to Theresa Defarge. He was a bull-necked man of thirty. He was a
dark man with good eyes.
5. Dr Manette was kept in a locked room. Why?
Mr Lorry and Lucie were taken by Mr Defarge to see Dr Manette. They
discovered that Dr Manette was locked in the place where he was staying.
Mr Lorry was surprised but Mr Defarge justified that by telling them that Dr
Manette had be imprisoned for a long time and he was frightened thinking
he would get harmed if his door was left open.

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Quotations
1. Its not my affair. The people from the market did it. Let them
bring another.
These words were said by Ernest Defarge, the owner of wine shop. One day,
he was expecting a cart of large casks of wine but one of the casks fell from
a cart and the wine spilled everywhere. He meant to say that he wanted
another casks instead of the broken one.
2. The door is locked then, my friend?
This question was asked by Mr Lorry to Mr Defarge. Mr Defarge took Mr
Lorry and Lucie to see Dr Manette. Mr. Lorry was surprised to know that Dr.
Manette was kept in a locked place. Mr Defarge justified that by telling them
that Dr Manette had be imprisoned for a long time and he was frightened
thinking he would get harmed if his door was left open.
3. Do you make a show of Monsieur Manette?
This question was asked angrily by Mr Lorry after he had seen the 3 Jacques
standing in the room. Mr Lorry was angry thinking that Mr Defarge was
using the state of Dr Manette to show him for everyone.
4. Leave us, good boys; we have business here.
These words were said Mr Defarge to the 3 men names Jacques. Mr Defarge
accompanied both Mr Lorry and Lucie to see Dr. Manette. The Jacques were
in the same room as Dr Manette and Mr Defarge asked them to leave them
room.

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Dr Manett:

A brilliant doctor (pysichian)

Lucies father
Wrongfully imprisoned in France for 18 years
He tried to overcome his past as a prisoner, due to his

daughter's love and devotion to him.

He resumed his job as a physician in England.
He blessed his daughters marriage to Charles Darnay; the
son of the man who was responsible for his imprisonment.

Charles Darnay:

The son of corrupt French aristocrats.

Darnay was a wealthy gentleman who spends time in both

France and England during the time of the story.

Darnay headed to France to escape the shame of his family's

name.
His uncle was the cruel Marquis St. Evrmonde.
Darnay was put on trial for treason against the Kingdom of

Britain.
He bore a strong resemblance to Sydney Carton.
Both Darnay and Carton expressed their love for Lucie

Manette, but Darnay courts and marries her.

As the French Revolution began, Darnay man arrested and
brought before a trial, where the crimes of his uncle and
father were brought to light.

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