Tale of Two Cities Characters and Terms

Ms. Pross

stregnth of love overcame hate, long time companion of Lucy Manette

John Barsad/Solomon Pross

Darnay’s accuser, hired spy and traitor, impeachable patriot

Jerry Cruncher

honest tradesmen, resurrection man, grave digger

Roger Cly

one-time servant of Darnay, gave a false testimony, claimed to have found lists in Darnay’s pocket, faked his death

Stryver

dissapointed suitor, Darnay’s solicitor who shouldered his way through life; fellow of delicacy; the lion

The Vengance

grocer’s wife in San Antone, disciple of Madam Defarge

Madame Defarge

sister of the girl who was raped, always knitting and wears a rose in her hair to signal there is a spy in the shop

she is knitting Defarge’s name when he walks in on her

Aggerwayter

the praying wife

King George III

the king of England at the beginning of the book

The Old Bailey

the London courthouse

King Louis XVI

the king of France at the beginning of the book

1775

the year at the beginning of the book

The Bastille

prison in France

La Force

the prison that Darnay went to when he was first arrested

Jarvis Lorry

told Lucy that her father was alive and

Charles Darnay

helped Lucy board the ship, returned to France to save Gabelle

5

the number of years that pass between book 1 and book 2

Lucy Manette

who the men raise a toast to

blood

what the wine spilling represents

motif

object or idea that repeats itself through a literary work (Lucy’s golden hair)

paradox

statement made of two opposite things that seem impossible but are not

direct characterization

when the author explicitly tells you how a character is 

characterization

the way an author shapes a reader’s attitude toward a character

parallelism

similar grammatical phrases within a literary work

symbol

something that stands for something else

the grindstone

represents the sharpening of weapons for the revolutionaries to murder the prisoners

gorgon’s head

chapter where The Marquis is stabbed and killed

Sydney Carton

the jackal, believes he is no good

knitting done

the chapter where Madame Defarge dies

echoing footsteps

the Manette’s home and being able to hear all the people outside

Ernest Defarge

Darnay’s servant