Charles Darney: The man,the myth, the legend.

        In A Tale of Two Cities the character Charles Darney is a very special one. At first he seems like he is a nobody who was added in for a minor detail of the story,but now he is ramping up to be a defining character. Darney shows many characteristics in the chapters of the book. First, the narrator notes "Something especially reckless in his demeanor not only gave him a disreputable look, but so diminished the strong resemblance he bore to the prisoner..." (Dickens 57) This quote shows that Charles is an extremely in intelligent man. Just by looking in a mirror he can save a man's life. Also, the  narrator says, "He loved Lucie Manette from the hour of his danger. He had never heard a sound so sweet and dear as the sound of her compassionate voice; he had never seen a face so tenderly beautiful as hers was when it was confronted with his own on the edge of the grave that had been dug for him." (Dickens 100) This quote shows that Darney has a giant heart. He will do anything to marry the women of his dreams. Lastly, Darney Notes "Partly through paying me to help you I suppose. But It's not worth your while to apostrophise me or the air; about it, what you want to do, you do. You were always in the front rank, and I always behind. This quote determines that Darney is a hard worker  he doesn't care for appraise. He does all the number crunching while others get all the glory. Darney is a loving,noble, and intelligent man. A Tale of Two Cities would be tremendously different without him.       

Light and Darkness:The William Shakespeare Story

  In chapter six of A Tale of Two Cities William Shakespeare uses "light" and "darkness" to represent a mysterious tone. Every time he uses these term, he means to represent something more. One character says to Dr. Manette says "You can bear to let a little more light in." (Shakespeare 30) Then Manette's daughter walks in that he has never known before. His daughter plans to fix him to his original self again acting as a sort of "light" to follow.  After, the book says "Darkness had fallen on him in its place" (He referring to Dr. Manette.) (Shakespeare 32) He is using darkness to represent Dr. Manette's horrible, depressing past. When he was squabbling in a jail cell, because of a crime he didn't commit. Lastly, it says "Under the over swinging lamps- swinging ever brighter in the better streets and ever dimmer in the worse..." (Shakespeare 37) This quote foreshadows for what is to come. That the poor will become tired of the monarchy and revolt. Shakespeare keeps his book great and mysterious by using these "metaphorical" terms= It keeps the reader guessing and confused.

Light and Darkness: The William Shakespeare Story

Wine Shop mage.

                This photo represents what happened during chapter five of A Tale Of Two Cities. The scene foreshadowed what is to come in later chapters. People in a building see through a window, a jug a wine crack and spill. This caused peasants of the town to rush toward the wine puddle. "Mothers would cup wine into their hands and feed it to their babies" This quote shows that families will do anything to give their some nourishment. Even give them wine. This shows how soon these peasants will became so restless that they will revolt against the government.