Characters


 * Sketch of each character.**

- Rosanna (8/17/07)
 * Doctor Manette** - He is the father of Lucie and was falsely imprisoned for eighteen years for a crime he did not commit. While in prison, he picked up the trade of making shoes. After being exonerated, he lives with Lucie in London where he resumes his previous career as a doctor.
 * Lucie Manette** - She is the devoted daughter of Doctor Manette and later becomes the wife of Darnay.
 * Miss Pross** - She is a fiery red head who will do anything for Lucie. She ends up going deaf while protecting Lucie.
 * Sidney Carton** - Carton spends most of his life drinking. He lusts after Lucie but his feelings are not reciprocated. He bears a resemblance to Darnay and uses that to replace him at the guillotine.
 * Charles Darnay** - Darnay is born into a wealthy family but renounces his family name because he wants to work to earn his money as a teacher. He is one of the men captivated by Lucie’s beauty and eventually falls in love with her. Upon her father’s blessing, he proposed and married Lucie. He is later tried and sentenced to the guillotine but Carton takes his place so Darnay could live to raise a family.
 * Monsieur Ernest Defarge** - He is the owner of the wine-shop.
 * Madame Therese Defarge** - She is focused on revenge and considers any enemy of the Republic an enemy of hers. Defarge knits the names of all her potential victims as a record. She attempts to get Lucie arrested for weeping for someone who is sentenced to the guillotine but instead is shot by Miss Pross in self-defense.
 * Mr. Cruncher** - He always accuses his wife of praying against him to cause him bad luck and beats her for it even though he knows it sometimes is not her fault. He works at Tellson’s Bank during the day but is a Resurrection Man by night.
 * Mrs. Cruncher** - She is constantly abused by her husband and is very religious.
 * Mr. Jarvis Lorry** - He works at Tellson’s Bank who becomes a close friend of the Manettes.
 * Marquis Evermonde** - He is the uncle of Darnay and is murdered in his sleep. Evermonde is one of the men responsible for Manette’s false imprisonment.
 * Gaspard** - He is a joker who’s son is killed after being rolled over by the Marquis’ carriage. The Marquis shows no compassion and Gaspard takes his revenge by later killing him.
 * Foulon** - Foulon is a spy who fakes his death in order to escape the anger of the mob but upon discovering he is still alive, they hang him.
 * John Barsad** - Barsad is Miss Pross’ brother also known as Solomon Pross who became a spy and is caught by Carton and in exchange helps Carton disguise himself as Darnay.
 * The Vengeance** - She is just as vengeful as her joined-at-the-hip friend Madame Defarge. In the end, she is the only one who notices Defarge’s disappearance.
 * Roger Cly** - Cly is a spy who testified against Darnay.
 * The Seamstress** - She holds “Darnay‘s” hand while he rides in the carriage on the way to the guillotine. She is the only one who notices that it is not truly Darnay and before Carton is executed, she gives him a kiss. The Seamstress is also due at the guillotine.

//Roger Cly-// Charles Darnay's old servant who testified against him during Charle's first trial. //John Barsad or Solomon Pross//- Miss Pross's violent, disagreeable brother. He robbed Miss Pross of all her possessions and left her destitute. Later, he becomes a spy for England in France and is blackmailed into helping Carton sacrifice his life for Darnay and Lucie. Monseigneur of the Town- He is a very wealthy lord who holds big banquets and other forms of entertainment in the town. //Marquis Evremonde-// He is Charle's Darnay's wealthy uncle. In Book 2, he gleefully runs over a peasant's child. After his nephew informs his that he had renounced his family name and title, the next morning, he is found dead. {Melissa * August 19, 2007}
 * Jerry Cruncher**//-// He is the handy messenger from Tellson's Bank. He has many personalities about him; he can be quite humorous, however, he has a bad temper, as seen in the episode in which he throws a show at his wife for praying for him. Aside from "odd-jobbing" at Tellson's, Cruncher is a "resurrection man" or grave digger, stealing dead, buried bodies from the grave and selling them to scientists.
 * Mr. Jarvis Lorry**- He is an elderly banker at Tellson's Bank in London, who previously worked for Monsieur Manette before his disappearance. In the beginning of the novel, he conveys to Lucie Manette that her father is still alive. Later on, he becomes a very trusted family friend of the Manettes', who also was able to persuade Mr. Stryver from marrying Lucie Manette. Always friendly and faithful, Mr. Lorry tries very hard to help the Manette family during Darnay's trial in France.
 * Miss Lucie Manette-** She is the young daughter of Monsieur Manette who brings her father and herself to London where she looks after and cares for her father. She is a sweet, gentle, caring woman who in the book, is pursued by Darnay, Stryver, and Carton. Her compassion is what inspired Sydney Carton to take the place of her husband, Darnay, at the guillotine.
 * Doctor Manette-** He is a former French doctor who married an English lady and who was captured and found alive, though thought dead, 20 years later. During his imprisonment, he became an avid shoemaker. In London, he is cared for by his daughter, Lucie, whom he loves dearlly. Through Lucie's care, Doctor Manette is able to come back to his senses, and is able to save Charles Darnay from the guillotine once. However, when Darnay is called back to trial, Doctor Manette loses his senses again.
 * Ernest Defarge-** He is a winemaker and Madam Defarge's husband, who was Monsieur Manette's old servant. Although he respects his old master very much, he is unable to save Charles Darnay or the doctor, in fear of his vengeaful wife. Ernest Defarge is one of the leaders of the Revolutionary in the book. Although he is very much opposed and hateful of the aristocracy and other enemies, he is not as cruel as his wife.
 * Madame Therese Defarge**- She is the wife of Monsieur Defarge, who spends her time knitting a register of the artistocracy's and other names of the Revolutionary's enemies. She is a cruel, hard womam, incapable of pitying, who suffered a hard childhood in the hands of the aristocracy, in particular, the Marquis Evremonde. Thus, she spends her entire life devoted to the Revolution, trying to rid the world of the Evremonde family and her other enemies.
 * Charles Darnay-** In the beginning of Book 2 of the novel, Charles Darnay is being tried for treason against the British throne. After being aqcuitted, he renounces his family name (the Marquis de Evremonde from France) and devotes his life to living in London as a French teacher. He loves Lucie Manette and later marries her. He is a very upright and moral character, for although he knows that France is a dangerous place for him, he journeys there anyway, in order to help his old friend. This gets him into much trouble with the Revolutionary peasants. However, in the end, with Carton's sacrifice, he is able to live out the rest of his life with Lucie in London. //**This raises the question - is Marquis from France his family name, or is that a title?**//
 * Mr. Stryver-** He is the "lion" lawyer who is able to get Darnay acquited from his first trial for treason, with the help of his colleague, Sydney Carton. As a very proud man, later on, he intended to propose to Lucie Manette before Jarvis Lorry talked him out of it.
 * Sydney Carton-** He is the town drunk. However, one can observe that he is quite the intelligent man, for he is "the jackal" that does all of Mr. Stryvers work for him. In the beginning of the book, he appears to be in love with Miss Manette. In the end of the novel, one can see that he truly loves Lucie, for he even sacrifices his life for her happiness. Carton is truly a heroic and sympathetic character.
 * Miss Pross-** She is Lucie's handmaid who has raised her since Lucie was the age of ten. She is overprotective of Lucie and a woman of frank temperament. In the end of the novel, she stabs the cruel Madame Defarge trying to protect herself and Lucie from being found out, and loses her hearing.

1. Gaspard- peasant who murdered Monseigner the Marquis for running over his child with his carriage 2.Monsieur Gabelle- postmaster who worked for Monseiger the Marquis, he hid on the roof to keep the Marquis's servants from begging him to put out the fire on the chateau, he later writes a letter to Charles Darnay asking him to get him out of jail 3. young Lucie Darnay- Charles and Lucie's young daughter, she has golden hair like her mother and feels pity for Sydney Carton 4. Joseph- Francois Foulton- Louis XVI's counselor, known for telling the villagers they could eat grass for food, faked his death and hid in the Hotel de Ville, but was hunted down,killed, and hung by the mob, had grass stuffed in his mouth. He was decapitated and his head was put on a stake 5. Roger Cly- Stephanie Tran (7/09/07)

1. __SYDNEY CARTON__ - He starts off in the beginning of the book as a useless drunk assistant of Mr. Stryver. His future seems hopeless and his life wasted. However, by the end of the book, Mr. Carton emerges as a hero of the story by sacrificing his life at the guillotine in the place of Charles Darnay because of his love for Lucie Manette. 2. __LUCIE MANETTE__ - She demonstrates compassion and love to all those around her, especially to her father, Charles Darnay, and Sydney Carton. 3. __CHARLES DARNAY__ - He displays courage by traveling to Paris in order to rescue Gabelle, while his refusal to take up his uncle's (the Marquis Evrémonde) position after his death shows great morality. His truthfulness can be seen through his decision to inform Doctor Manette, his father-in-law, of his true identity as a French aristocrat. He is the man who Sydney Carton dies for at the guillotine after the unsuccessful second trial. (07.10.07) 4. __DOCTOR MANETTE__ - He is a prisoner of the Bastille for eighteen years. At first, he seems weak and dependent on Lucie, his beloved daughter, because of his frequent lapses caused by the remembrances of his painful experiences as a prisoner. Later on, he regains his confidence when he carries the power to save Darnay from the bloodthirsty peasants of the Republic. 5. __JERRY CRUNCHER__ - He is a messenger at Telson's Bank. At home, he accuses his wife constantly of praying against him. In order to make enough money to provide for his family, he takes up another job as a "Resurrection Man" by digging up dead bodies and selling them to scientists. When Mr. Lorry discovers this disappointment, he scolds Jerry of leading double lives until he tells Mr. Lorry he will become a grave digger instead. 6. __JARVIS LORRY__ - He is a banker at Tellson's and a close, trusted family friend of the Manette's. He convinces the proud Mr. Stryver out of proposing to Lucie Manette. In the end, he helps the family escape Paris. 7. __MADAME DEFARGE__ - She is the wife of Mr. Defarge and a bloodthirsty revolutionary leader. She seeks revenge on all aristocrats and people against the Republic. In order to remember everyone she wants to kill later on, she records their names and faces in her knitting. Her extreme desire of Darnay's execution is because of the history of her family's suffering due to the Evrémonde family. She, and many others in the Jury, believe that Darnay must be killed to compensate for his uncle and father's sins. However, her hate eventually becomes the cause her death during the fight against Miss Pross, who is a symbol of the power of true love. 8. __MISS PROSS__ - She is Lucie Manette's loyal servant who does not approve of any of her suitors. The only who she believes is worthy of Lucie is her brother, Solomon (John Barsad). Ironically, he is the man who had robbed her of all her money and ran away. And when she finds him, he still treats her rottenly. In the book, Miss Pross is a symbol of love when she fights against Madame Defarge, the symbol of hate. She emerges victorious because of her determination to save Lucie, proving that love is indeed stronger than hate. 9. __SOLOMON PROSS__ - He is Miss Pross' brother who had stolen all her money. Even though she still thinks highly of him, he treats her unkindly, accusing her of wanting to cause his death. He first appears in Darnay's trial at the Old Bailey Courthouse as John Barsad and is not seen again until in Paris. Because he works as a spy for the Republic, he is constantly in great danger of being reported. Therefore, he agrees to assist Carton in his plans to save Darnay in order to prevent Carton from spilling his secret. (07.12.07) 10. __ROGER CLY__ - He, like John Barsad, is a spy who appears in Darnay's first trial. Later on, he fakes his death to escape from the angry peasants. However, Jerry Cruncher discovers this when he digs up the coffin and finds rocks and dirt inside. 11. __MONSIEUR DEFARGE__ - He is a wine-shop owner married to Madame Defarge. Like his wife, he is a dedicated revolutionary leader, however, he is not as merciless, especially towards Manette. 12. __MARQUIS EVREMONDE__ - He is Charles Darnay's heartless uncle. During a ride back to his village, his carriage runs over and kills Gaspard's child. After tossing several coins to the disconsolate and angry Gaspard to recompense for the death of his loved one, he prepares to leave. However, Gaspard throws the coin back into the carriage, and Marquis Evrémode curses the villagers before driving away. (07.13.07) - ellen

1. **Jarvis Lorry**: He is first introduced to the reader in Book One of Chapter Two. He is in a muddy situation going up hill to Dover from London with three other men. He receives a letter from Jerry which states, "Wait at Dover for Mam'selle"(Dickens 12). He then tells Jerry to deliver a message back to the dispatch: "recalled to life"(Dickens 12). Jarvis also works at Tellson's Bank with Jerry. In the end, he goes with the Darnay family back to England. -Jasmine Lee 7/13/07 2. **Jerry Cruncher**: He is first introduced in Book One of Chapter Two. He rides with his horse to deliver a message to his co-worker, Jarvis Lorry a message. Jerry is told by Jarvis to tell the dispatch "recalled to life"(Dickens 12). Jerry is portrayed as a very silly and funny person. For example, at the end of the chapter, he talks to his horse about the oddness of the message Jarvis told him to deliver. However, in the first chapter of Book Two, Jerry is portrayed as an abusive husband. For example, he chucks a muddy boot at his wife because he thought his wife was praying against his family. Also, Jerry has a young son. Later on, he is on another mission to deliver a message to Mr. Lorry at the Old Bailey Court. In Chapter Fourteen of Book Two, Mr. Cruncher ends up seeing a funeral in front of Tellson's Bank for Roger Cly. Early the next morning, Mr. Cruncher tells his wife and son he is going fishing. However, he is actually going to Roger Cly's grave with Isaak Walton and some other man to dig up his body for scientific uses. Later on, he accompanies Mr. Lorry to France as a bodyguard. He ends up living with Lucie and her family in France. In the end, he goes back to England with Miss Pross. -Jasmine Lee 7/13/07 3. **Lucie Manette**: She is the person that Lorry has been writing to. They meet at the Royal George Hotel in Lucie's hotel room. Lorry informs Lucie that her father is alive and that they will be going to Paris to see him. In the Old Bailey court, she is a witness for Darnay. As the case gets to intense, she faints. The night before she gets married to Darnay, she assures her father that their relationship will not weaken or change when she marries Darnay. Manette and his daughter both admit they are both so much happier after they met each other. -7/6/07 When she finds out her husband has left England for France to save Gabelle, she, Doctor Manette, and young Lucie storm over to France to Tellson's Bank to see Mr. Lorry. The three end up living somewhere in France with Mr. Cruncher. She barely gets the chance to see her husband, and only sees her husband two hours day outside the prison; they do not get to talk to each other. In the end, she goes back to England with her family on a carriage at two o'clock. -Jasmine Lee 7/13/07 4. **Monsieur Defarge**: He owns a wine-store in Paris. Lucie's father is living in an attic above the store. He is married to Madame Defarge, who knits a lot. He and his wife also denounce Charles Darnay, even after he was acquitted. When he was younger, the was Doctor Manette's servant. -Jasmine Lee 7/13/07 5. **Manette**: He is Lucie's father and he lives in Monsieur Defarge's attic. He was hidden from the public and taught himself how to make women's shoes. Manette's lack of sagacity is somewhat disturbing because he takes a very long time to answer simple questions, and sometimes even answers the questions wrong. He keeps a lock of his wife's hair in a rag tied around his neck. He is asked by Lucie to move back to London where he will live a better life. In the Old Bailey court case of Darnay, he recalls very little information regarding Darnay because his illness and time made him forget many things. When Lucie talks to him the night before she gets married, he talks about the time when he was in prison and how he always imagined how his child was doing. He and Charles Darnay have a talk before the Lucie and Charles' wedding. Manette comes out from the room after the talk and looks very pale. While his Lucie and Charles are on their honeymoon, he becomes delusional and starts making shoes again and is being watched by Mr. Lorry and Miss Pross. 7/6/07 Later on, when Darnay is in jail, he convinces the Tribunal to secure Darnay's safety by being a notable physician of three prisons. At first, Manette saves Darnay and Darnay is acquitted. However, Darnay is againt denounced by the Defarges. The note Doctor Manette wrote years ago about cursing the Evremonde family also contributes to Darnay's sentence to the guillotine. In the ends, he goes back with his family to England on a carriage. -Jasmine Lee 7/13/07 6. **Charles Darnay**: He is first introduced to the reader in Chapter Two of Book Two. He is being tried for leaking information to Louis XVI of France about England's plan to invade the American colony with English soldiers. He is said to be certain to die a gruesome death for his act of treason. In court, Lucie and Manette are witnesses that are against him. Later on, he is acquitted. In Chapter Nine of Book Two, the reader finds out Charles Darnay is Monsieur's nephew. Darnay tells his uncle that he wants to give up his inheritance from Monsieur. A year after his uncle is killed, he moves to England to become a French tutor. He also visits Manette and admits his love for Lucie to him. When he goes to France to save Gabelle, he is imprisoned as an emigrant. He gets acquitted the first time by the influence of Manette, but is tried again by the Defarges. He is supposed to be sent to the guillotine, but Carton secretly switches places with him. In the end, he goes back with his family to England by carriage. -Jasmine Lee 7/13/07 7. **Mr. Stryver**: Mr. Stryver appears in Chapter Three of Book Two. On the night Darnay visits Manette, Mr. Stryver also admits he intends to marry Lucie to Carton. However, Lucie and Manette do not want Mr. Stryver to marry Lucie. 8. **John Barsad**: He is cross-examined by the Solicitory-General. Later on in Chapter Sixteen of Book Two, Barsad appears again as a spy. He goes to Defarge's wine-shop and talks about Gaspard and informs Monsieur and Madame Defarge that Lucie is getting married to Charles Darnay. -Jasmine Lee 7/6/07 Also, Barsad is actually Miss Pross' brother Solomon. He is a spy in France and knows a lot about the prison information. -Jasmine Lee 7/13/07 9. **Roger Cly**: There was a funeral for him in front of Tellson's Bank. However, when Mr. Cruncher went to dig up his body, there was only rock and dirt in the coffin. He reveals this at Tellson's Bank with Carton, Barsad, and Mr. Lorry there. Roger Cly is actually alive. -Jasmine Lee 7/13/07 10. **Mr. Carton**: He passes a note to Mr. Stryver. Mr. Stryver notices the physical resemblance of Mr. Carton and Charles Darnay and points it out to the court. Several years later, on an August day, he professes his love for Lucie. In Chapter thirteen of book Three, Mr. Carton switches place with Darnay by making Darnay unconscious by intoxicating fumes. Mr. Carton becomes the prisoner and Darnay gets to go back to England with his family. After kissing the seamstress, he faces the guillotine and many thoughs go through his head. He is also noted that before he was going to be killed, his face was very peaceful and tranquil. -Jasmine Lee 7/13/07 11. **Miss Pross**: Miss Pross is Lucie's governess. She takes very good care of Lucie and does not approve of the suitors, whom she says comes in packs of hundreds, who always try to win over her heart. Also, she thinks her brother, Solomon Pross, is the only man that is suitable for Lucie. Oddly, Solomon snatched everything from Miss Pross and left her in a state of poverty. -Jasmine Lee 6/28/07 Later on, she discovers her brother, Solomon, at a wine-shop. Solomon's alias is John Barsad. Later on, she fights off Madame Defarge, who is looking to rat out Lucie for her mourning of her husband, and shoots her. Then walking on the bridge on her way to the carriage to meet Jerry at three o'clock in front of the cathedral, she tosses the key into the river. Unfortunately, she has become permanently deaf from the gun shot. -Jasmine Lee 7/13/07 12. **Monseigneur**: He is a very affluent man in Paris who is throwing a party. Monseigneur is so high maintenance that four men, who are also extravagantly dressed, are needed to help feed him his chocolate. 13. **Monsieur the Marquis**: He is the Farmer-General who arrived at Monseigneur's party and then when he left, cursed Monseigneur. Monsieur the Marquis is a heartless and ruthless man. For example, he recklessly passes through town on his carriage and runs over and kille Gaspard's son. After killing the young boy, Monsieur the Marquis throws coins at Gaspard and Defarge, thinking money could pay back for Gaspard's son's death. In Chapter Nine of Book Two, the reader finds out Monsieur is Charles Darnay's uncle. The day after Charles Darnay visits, Monsieur is found dead, stabbed with a knife with a note attached saying, "Drive him fast to his tomb. This, from JACQUES." -Jasmine Lee 6/30/07 14. **Madame Defarge**: In Chapter Fifteen of Book Two, the reader discovers that Madame Defarge's knitting is actually the names of people who would be killed in the revolution. -Jasmine Lee 7/6/07 In Chapter twelve of Book Three, the reader finds out she is actually the younger sister of the peasant woman that was hidden from the Evremonde brothers for her own safety; that is why she is so determined to have all of Darnay's family killed for her family's vengeance. In the end, she goes over to Lucie's residency to catch her mourning for her husband, which is illegal mourning for an enemy of the republic. She meets Miss Pross there and they fight. Then Madame Defarge gets shot and killed by Miss Pross. -Jasmine Lee 7/13/07 15. **The Vengeance**: Her real name is so far unknown, but she helps lead in the riot against Foulon. She admires Madame Defarge. -Jasmine Lee 7/13/07 16. **Jacques the Third**: He also lead against the riot of Foulon. He also admires Madame Defarge. -Jasmine Lee 7/13/07 17. **The Mender of Roads**: He witnesses Gaspard being dragged under Monsieur the Marquis' chariot and witnesses Gaspard being hanged because he was accused of killing Marquis, for revenge since Marquis ran over his son. Later on, he gives a random man wandering the roads direction to Marquis' chateau. -Jasmine Lee 7/8/07 18. **Gabelle**: He is the steward of Monsieur the Marquis. He is terrorized by the villagers and climbs on top of his roof for safety. Later on, he sends note to Charles Darnay to save him in France from the angry villagers. -Jasmine Lee 7/13/07 19. **young Lucie**: She is Darnay and Lucie's second child. -Jasmine Lee 7/13/07 20. **Gaspard**: He is the tall joker of the town and Monsieur the Marquis runs over his son. For vengeance, he kills Monsieur the Marquis and then is found out and is hung in front of the fountain. -Jasmine Lee 7/13/07

Doctor Manette - a French doctor who was imprisoned in the Bastille for 18 years. When he was released, his daughter, Lucie Manette helps him back to health. When Lucie's husband was sent to the guillotine, Dr. Manette tried to save him from death. Lucie Manette - the daughter of Doctor Manette, wife of Charles Darnay, after she heard about her father's release, she helped him and took care of him. Sidney Carton sacrificed his life for her. Mr. Jarvis Lorry - a trustworthy friend to the Manettes, brought Lucie to Dr. Manette, helped the family to escape Paris when the Doctor gets out of prison Jerry Cruncher - works for Tellson's Bank as a messenger and Mr. Lorry's bodyguard Ernest Defarge - wine shop owner in Paris, leader of Jacquerie, a band of peasants during the French Revolution Madame Therese Defarge - wife of Earnest Defarge, leads female revolution/ rebellion. She lead revenges on enemies. Miss Pross - Lucie Manette's nurse that later became a loyal servant and protector Sidney Carton - lawyer that looked like Darnay. He loved Lucie so much that he sacrificed his life for her husband Charles Darnay - husband of Lucie Manette, French aristocrat that moved to England. He was put on trial for the St. Evremonde crimes. -Jessica 08/11/07


 * Charles Darnay (Evremonde):** Darney plays a very central character in __A Tale of Two Cities__, in that he is both the Marquis Saint Evremonde and Lucie Manette's husband. He exists uncommonly high on the social ladder, in that he is a French aristocrat and extremely wealthy. He is first introduced into the story as a man on trial for treason, destined to be half-hung, then cut open alive while his organs are to be ripped out and burned as he looks on and yet finally, he is to be hung and killed. He is saved from this fate by the graces of a Sydney Carton. He returns later to renounce his family name of Evremonde out of contempt for his uncle, the Marquis. The latter is found dead in the morning. Now Darnay, meanwhile, returns to France, in the hopes of becoming a tutor and a faithful husband for a certain Lucie Manette. Both goals are achieved; though the latter at a great price, for it is Darnay who is arrested twice more for his association with the aristocratic class and the name of Evremonde. Though he is spared death by Doctor Alexandre Manette the first time, even the influential Manette cannot save him a second time, for it is Manette who has testified against Darnay and it is for reason of this Darnay is sentenced to die. However, he again plays the part of the saved victim, as Sydney Carton volunteers and without doubt replaces the man Darnay at the guillotine. It is Carton's vision in which Darnay and Lucie have a child and live happily ever after. (**Nathan Poon)**


 * Sydney Carton:** A central character to the story is Sydney Carton, the drunk but noble hero who, in his final act of life, saves Charles Darnay's life for the love of Lucie Manette. He is first introduced as the lawyer whom the reader finds defending a witness. After the trial and a few years, his love for Lucie Manette is revealed and he pursues her hand, even though he knows they are not to be; him a drunkard and her a more noble figure. He competes against the efforts of Charles Darnay, who also wishes to marry Lucie. By the end of the story, he realizes he and her are not to be and sacrafices himself by switching identities with Darnay who has been sent to the guillotine. He dies a heroic figure unto the eyes of the new couple. **(Nathan Poon) 8/19**


 * Doctor Manette:** The doctor is perhaps the most interesting character in the story, for he initially appears completely dependant on his sole daughter Lucie Manette, while in fact he is recovering from the effects of prison time; prison time spent in the dreaded Bastile for a crime he was innocent of committing. During his stay there, he took up the art of crafting shoes and as the story progresses, he makes shoes as a mechanical habit from being in the prison. Darnay is forced to destroy the doctor's shoemaking tools to finally release the Doctor from his stupor in which he still resides in the Bastille. He shows he is fully recovered when he saves Darnay the first time by exerting his influence as doctor, an influence which has diminished, but still exists. He is able to gurantee the safety of his daughter's man, yet ultimately condemns him with a letter written years before in prison, denouncing the Evremonde family and cursing them for the wrongs done to him (the Doctor). It can be said he is the ultimate cause of Sydney Carton's death. **(Nathan Poon) 8/19**


 * Lucie Manette:** Lucie is the object of affection for both Darnay and Carton. She sympathizes with Carton, and expresses love to Darnay. Her personality is that of a protective mother, in that after hearing of her father's release, she never ceases to care for him and make sure he is healthy and not in danger. She pledges to her father their loving relationship will remain the same even after/during her marriage to Darnay. The extent of her love is shown by the caring nature she publicly shows to those around her and is cast as a lovable and compassionate character in the story. She earns the undying love of Sydney Carton, and is touched by his love and sacrafice, shown by how the story implies she and Darnay live happily for the remainder of their lives and christen their child with the same name of their savior Sydney Carton. **(Nathan Poon) 8/19**


 * Madame Therese Defarge:** A woman who can be expressed as a woman at the edge of sanity. She is a staunch enemy of the Republic and leads the revolt with her husband. As the story goes on, the readers find the knitting which Madame Defarge has been so occupied with is actually the names of all those people who will die in the Revolution. While she acts as an object of foreshadowing events, she also has vowed revenge upon the entire Evremonde family, for it was relatives of that family which forced her into hiding as a little girl. After the apparerent death of Darnay on the guillotine, she travels to the residence of Lucie and Doctor Manette, planning to catch the both of them in the act of grieving for guillotine victims. For this action, the father and daughter can be arrested and tried. She is shot trying to get through both a door and an extremely aggravated Ms. Pross at the same time. **(Nathan Poon) 8/19**


 * Ms. Pross:** Ms. Pross is Lucie's caretaker, nurse, and nearly everything else to Lucie apart from the Doctor and Charles Darnay. She shows she is willing to sacrafice everything, even her own life, to protect the girl she has cared for since its childhood. She wants only the best for Lucie, and this includes her often abusive brother John Barsad, whom she wishes Lucie to marry. She is a fiery woman who will not hesitate in hurting, even killing people to protect those people whom she loves. She goes deaf shooting Madame Defarge. **(Nathan Poon) 8/19**


 * Jerry Cruncher:** Cruncher is an interesting character in that he has dual personalities. He is at the same time an honest bankworker and bodyguard, as well as a not too honest graverobber. However, he does serve as a messanger within the opening chapters of the book, delivering the mysterious message regarding "recalled to life". He can be identified with John Barsad as an abusive husband, for he beats his wife upon her faith, for he believes she prays against the fortune of his household. Despite his flaws, it is he who, in the conclusion of the story, lives with the now Darnays and with Jarvis Lorry, the man he is employed to protect. **(Nathan Poon) 8/19**


 * Monseigneur Jacques Defarge:** Though he seems only a wineshop keeper in times of depression, he harbors resentment over the republic. He leads a revolt with his wife, who shares the same hatred. In his all too distant past, he was the servant of Alexandre Manette and bears a certain dislikement for the Darnays. **(Nathan Poon) 8/19**


 * Jarvis Lorry:** Jarvis Lorry is an elderly businessman working for Tellson's bank. He is first introduced to the readers in chapter two, when a man named Jerry comes looking for him to deliver a letter. Mr. Lorry is very serious about his business. He is unmarried, but he is kind, moral, trustworthy and honest. Later on in the book, Doctor Manette and Lucie come to value Mr. Lorry as a personal friend. [A.P. (6/20/07)]


 * I**) **Sydney Carton:** He is a barrister from England Mr. Carton is a tragic hero of the story. Tragic, because he drinks liberally and has visible depression; and Heroic because he rescues Darnay from the French revolutionaries by sacrificing his own life by switching identities with Darnay who is sentences to death.


 * II)** **Miss Pross:** Ms. Mannet's housekeeper who has held that position since Ms. Mannet was ten years old. She is incredibly loyal to Mr. Mannet. Mr. Lorry thinks quite lowly of her like more of a red-headed monstrosity than a woman.

[Max Koenen (I don't even know what day it is/07)]
 * III) Jerry Cruncher:** A man who has two identities. On one side he is a somewhat respectable messanger for Tellson's bank. On the other side, he is a nasty man who digs up the dead and robs graves. He tells his innocent son that he is a "resurrection man" and coaxes his son to do the same.

References

2. [|Spark Notes: A Tale of Two Cities: Character List] 3. The actual book itself 4. http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/A-Tale-of-Two-Cities.id-126,pageNum-5.html


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