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A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
Study Guide
NO FEAR
Translation
Study Guide
NO FEAR
Translation
Summary
Plot Overview
Five Key Questions
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Preface
Book the First: Recalled to Life Chapters 1–4
Book the First: Recalled to Life Chapters 5–6
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 1–4
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 5–6
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 7–9
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 10–13
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 14–17
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 18–21
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 22–24
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm Chapters 1–5
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm Chapters 6–10
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm Chapters 11–15
Video Plot Summary
Characters
Character List
Sydney Carton
Madame Defarge
Doctor Manette
Charles Darnay and Lucie Manette
Jarvis Lorry
Monsieur Ernest Defarge
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
How is
A Tale of Two Cities
a critique of English society?
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Quotes By Theme
Revolution
Sacrifice
Imprisonment
Class
Justice
Quotes By Section
Book the First: Recalled to Life Chapters 1-4
Book the First: Recalled to Life Chapters 5-6
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 1-4
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 5-6
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 7-9
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 10-13
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 14-17
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 18-21
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 22-24
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm Chapters 1-5
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm Chapters 6-10
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm Chapters 11-15
Quotes By Character
Charles Darnay
Sydney Carton
Doctor Manette
Lucie Manette
Monsieur Defarge
Further Study
Context
The French Revolution
A Tale of Two Cities and The Historical Novel
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Book the First: Recalled to Life Chapters 1-4
Book the First: Recalled to Life Chapters 5-6
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 1-4
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 5-6
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 7-9
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 10-13
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 14-17
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 18-21
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 22-24
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm Chapters 1-5
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm Chapters 6-10
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm Chapters 11-15
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 18-21 Quiz
Further Study
Book the Second: The Golden Thread Chapters 18-21 Quiz
1
of 5
What do Lucie and Darnay do?
Get in a fight
Move to Paris
Get married
Buy a house
2
of 5
What happens to Doctor Manette because of his talk with Darnay?
He refuses to let Lucy marry Darnay.
He leaves the house and Mr. Lorry can't find him for 10 days.
He proposes to Miss Pross.
He falls into a trance and makes shoes again for 10 days.
3
of 5
What do Mr. Lorry and Miss Pross get Doctor Manette to agree to when he recovers?
To let them tell Lucy what happened to him
To let them destroy his shoe-making bench and bury the tools
To move out so Lucy and Darnay can have their own place
To draw up a will and write them into it
4
of 5
What do Mr. Lorry and Miss Pross tell Lucy about her father's relapse?
Nothing, but Doctor Manette tells Lucy everything
Nothing
They tell her about it when she and Darnay return from their honeymoon.
They write to her immediately and she rushes home.
5
of 5
How does Lucy say Darnay should treat Carton?
With sympathy and compassion
With scorn and derision
He should fight him if he ever tries to set foot in their house again.
He should help him get a job.
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