Resumo de The Conclusion Of The Tale Of Two Cities

Miss Pross and Mr. Cruncher, who had not left with the others, now prepare to depart. Meanwhile, Madame Defarge goes to the residence of Lucie and her family, believing that if she can catch them in the act of mourning for Darnay, that they could be held accountable for sympathizing with an enemy of the Republic. Miss Pross sends Mr. Cruncher out to fetch a carriage and, while he is away, is confronted by Madame Defarge. Knowing that if Madame Defarge knows that they are departing, she can have Lucie and the others stopped and brought back to Paris, Miss Pross pretends they are in a certain room by closing the door to it and placing herself in front of it. Madame Defarge orders her to move away from the door, but she refuses. A struggle then breaks out, which ends with Madame Defarge being shot and killed by her own pistol. Miss Pross and Cruncher then quickly leave.The novel concludes with the death of Sydney Carton. It is stated that if Carton had expressed his thoughts and if they had been prophetic, they would have included Monsieur Defarge being himself sent to the guillotine, and a future child of Charles and Lucie Darnay being named after Carton. His last thoughts are:"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done. It is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known."Spoilers end here. AnalysisA Tale of Two Cities is a moral novel strongly concerned with themes of guilt, shame, redemption and patriotism. Dickens' primary source was Thomas Carlyle's The French Revolution. The narrative is extraordinarily dependent upon correspondence as a medium for ensuring the flow of events, and while not an epistolary novel in the way that Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' Les Liaisons Dangereuses is, nevertheless, it is immediately apparent that the flow of letters forms a driving center to much of the narrative development. The novel covers a period between 1775 and 1793, up to the middle period of the French Revolution.The twists and turns in the work are sinuous. Originally written as a serial novel for publication in newspapers, its chapters open and close with great drama and mystery. Dickens' take on the French Revolution is balanced - he describes the horrors and atrocities committed by both sides.The two cities referred to in the title are London and Paris. Throughout the novel, pairs of people, places, etc. are compared and contrasted.The opening sentence, beginning with the line, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," is one of the most famous in all literature. The final lines are almost as well-known, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known." Characters in "A Tale of Two Cities"Charles Darnay ? respectable young Frenchman who detests aristocracy; a main protagonist Sydney Carton ? quickminded but depressed English barrister and alcoholic; a main protagonist Lucie Manette ? young Frenchwoman whom Darnay and Carton both love; can be seen as a protagonist Master Darnay ? young, unamed son of Charles and Lucie Darnay (Manette), who died at an early age Miss Darnay ? daughter of Charles and Lucie Darnay (Manette), also named Lucie, she is six years old at the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789. Dr. Alexandre Manette ? Lucie's father Ernest Defarge ? owner of a French wine shop and member of the Jacquerie; husband of Madame Defarge; servant to Dr. Manette as a youth; appears to have more of a conscience Madame Therese Defarge ? a cruel and vengeful female revolutionary; arguably the antagonist The Vengeance ? a companion of Madame Defarge referred to as her "shadow," a member of the sisterhood of women revolutionaries in Saint Antoine, and revolutionary zealot. Jarvis Lorry ? a banker and friend of Dr. Manette Miss Pross ? Lucie's caretaker Monseignor Marquis St. Evrémonde ? cruel uncle of Charles Darnay John Barsad ? spy who works fh the French and English governments, and who Carton cleverly blackmails. Roger Cly ? spy who works collaboratively with John Barsad. Jerry Cruncher ? messenger for Tellson's Bank and secretly a body snatcher; also seen to beat his wife. C.J. Stryver ? Rash, arrogant, and ambitious colleague who feeds off Sydney Carton The Seamstress ? a brief but significant young character, one of the most moving of the entire book. She died with Sydney Carton. Spoilers end here.

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