Character+List

=__**Character List:**__= **__ SPOILERS!!! __**
 * __Dr. Manette__
 * French
 * "Recalled to life" after 18 years
 * Gone mad
 * Was a physician but now thinks he makes shoes and his name is 105 North Tower
 * In prison during his absence
 * Found in the attic of a wine shop in Paris
 * How?
 * Witness in a Treason trial
 * Regains sanity after 6 years of being with Lucie
 * Goes into a 9 day crazy state of mind when he discovers Darnay's true name
 * Why?
 * The Evrémondes put him in jail
 * Represents the idea of Resurrection in the novel
 * __Lucie Manette__
 * French
 * Contrasted with Madame Defarge
 * Daughter of Dr. Manette
 * First seen in England
 * Grew up as an orphan
 * Around 18 years old when Mr. Lorry finds her
 * Receives money from her father's bank account
 * Described by Mr. Lorry as an angel
 * Traveled back and forth between England and France with Mr. Lorry when she was young
 * Marries Charles Darnay
 * Has a baby also named Lucie
 * Represents the idea of Love ending in success and happiness


 * __Miss Pross__
 * English
 * Lucie Manette's servant
 * Has a brother named Solomon
 * Very protective of Lucie Manette
 * Doesn't want anyone to take away her Lucie
 * Hates anyone who tries to steal Lucie's love from her
 * Exaggerates her stories
 * Destroys the Shoemaker's workbench along side with Mr. Lorry (like committing a murder)
 * **__HEAVY FORESHADOWING__**
 * Extremely loyal to the Manettes and Solomon


 * __Jarvis Lorry__
 * English
 * Banker for Tellson's Bank
 * The banker for the Manette family
 * Not happy with his job or life
 * Feels sorry for Lucie's circumstances as a child
 * Transported Lucie Manette back and forth between England and France
 * Destroys the Shoemaker's workbench along side with Miss Pross (like committing a murder)
 * __**HEAVY FORESHADOWING**__


 * __Ernest Defarge__
 * French
 * Owner of wine shop in France
 * Supports the Revolution against the French government
 * uses the wine shop as a meeting place for the followers of the Revolution
 * Houses Dr. Manette in the attic of his wine shop
 * How did Dr. Manette get there?
 * Uses Dr. Manette's broken character to show people what the French government does to people


 * __Madame (Terese) Defarge__
 * French
 * Contrasted with Lucie Manette
 * Apperance:
 * Large
 * Wears a rose in her hair
 * Wears a shawl
 * Black hair
 * The opposite of Lucie Manette
 * Passes secret messages to people in the shop about the Revolution
 * KNITS CONSTANTLY
 * Keeps a log of the people killed during the Revolution
 * Ruthless
 * Has a bloodlust for the nobility (stronger than average revolutionaries...)
 * Why?
 * Her sister was raped by the Marquis and Charles's father and her brother was killed by them, so she wants revenge
 * Wont quit until she has vengeance
 * Killed by Miss Pross
 * Dickens's way of showing that a lust for death and revenge leads to one's own downfall


 * __Jerry Cruncher__
 * English
 * Messenger for Tellson's Bank
 * Nervous about people being "recalled to life"
 * Why?
 * He is digging up bodies for extra money
 * A heavy drinker
 * Talks in third person
 * Extremely idiotic
 * Treats family like crap
 * Much like how Billy treats his family in Five Kinds of Silence
 * Without Cruncher, Carton would have never been able to make his complete transformation in the novel
 * Identified Solomon (John Barsad) and Roger Cly for Carton


 * __Young Jerry (pg 40)__
 * Look at Jerry Cruncher
 * "Chased" by a coffin
 * Symbolism: Death is chasing everyone in France


 * __Jacques__
 * The undercover name for members in the rebellion against France


 * __Charles Darnay__
 * French
 * Lives in England though
 * Wants to keep his true identity a secret from everyone else to protect himself and his family
 * Contrasted with Sydney Carton
 * Appearance:
 * Handsome, goodlooking
 * Tall
 * On trial for treason against the English government (Old Bailey)
 * Is accused of selling secrets to the French government about the English Army
 * Has connections within the French and English governments
 * Connected to Mr. Lorry and the Manettes
 * How?
 * The nephew of Monseigneur the Marquis
 * Disowns his family title
 * The complete opposite of his uncle
 * Marries Lucie Manette


 * __Old Bailey (pg. 43)__
 * English court system
 * Never changes, has stayed the same for as long as people can remember


 * __Sidney Carton__
 * English
 * Contrasted with Sydney Carton
 * Appearance:
 * Drunk
 * Rude, bitter
 * Casual
 * A mess
 * Lonely
 * Against the prisoner on trial
 * Does not like Charles Darnay
 * Reminds him of everything that he could've been
 * Does most of the work for Mr. Stryver
 * No self confidence
 * Slowly changes for the better throughout the novel
 * Becomes a hero
 * Becomes a gentleman
 * Totally transforms into a new and revived person
 * Represents the idea of Resurrection and how it affects people


 * __Mr. Stryver__
 * Foolish, bombastic, proud
 * Wants to maintain a certain public image
 * Only concerned with himself
 * Wants to marry Lucie for his image
 * GOT SHUT DOWN BY MR. LORRY!!!!!!
 * Ends up marrying some rich lady for the money and land


 * __Tellson's Bank__
 * Crappy Bank
 * The bank that Mr. Lorry works for
 * People do nothing to change the way things are run in the bank
 * They are "proud" because its the way things have always been
 * Dickens wants to use his writing to change their opinions


 * __Monseigneur the Marquis__
 * Elitest
 * Rich
 * Snob
 * Self-centered
 * Does not care about the lower classes
 * "He's never in the wrong. It's always someone else's fault."
 * Kills Gaspard's young son
 * Remains in a calmly state and even smiles during the confrontation
 * Wont pay for a cheap tombstone for a random woman
 * Does not want to remember the lower class
 * Does not want the lower class to be remembered
 * Leaves in a brisk trot
 * Does not give it a second thought
 * Had a hand in Charles Darnay's imprisonment
 * When he had more power "in the good old days", he raped a young girl and killed her father
 * Who was the young girl?
 * Spoilers!!!
 * Is killed by Gaspard


 * __Gaspard__
 * French
 * His son was killed by the Marquis
 * Killed the Marquis for revenge


 * __Solomon Pross aka John Barsad (It's complicated....)__
 * English
 * Untrustworthy
 * A double agent


 * __France__
 * In poverty for the entirety of the novel
 * Is always compared or referenced with Greek Mythology
 * Always a tragedy...
 * Revolution accomplishes nothing
 * People are still starving
 * La Guillotine keeps on killing!
 * Continually described by using **__WATER__**
 * Changes for the worst
 * People are still starving
 * Everyone just kills each other after Revolution


 * __England__
 * Is always compared or referenced with the Bible
 * Meaning that there's always hope
 * Slowly starting to become like France


 * __Allusions__
 * The Odyssey
 * Miss Pross describes