《双城记》英文介绍

The Fall of Bastille









Charles Darnay arrives in Paris Doctor Manette’s makes efforts to release Darnay Charles is arrested again Doctor Manette loses his mind again Sydney Carton’s arrives in Paris Miss Pross encounters John Solomon (her brother) Sydney Carton talks to Solomon Sydney Carton takes Charles place at the guillotine Sydney Carton dies Charles Darnay reaches England safely!

Good versus Evil
Good The perseverance of values against all odds Believe in God and the ultimate retribution The strength to resist tyranny and stand against it

Lucie Manette (The doctor’s daughter)
Character Traits
Extremely caring and devoted Someone who believed in her inner goodness to the extent of penetrating it to anyone else Brave enough to face any trouble without ster Trait
A man of bussiness Extremely loyal to everyone he was associated with Firm with rules

Miss Pross
Character Traits
Emotional Loyal Strong headed Devoted

Evil The oppression by the ruling class The unflinching desire to take revenge The boldness in doing crimes
Sequence of Events
Doctor Manette’s is imprisoned Charles Darnay’s case in England Charles and Lucie get wedded Foulon is executed The fall of Bastille Mr Defarge searches Doctor Manette’s cell Gabelle’s arrested

Emphasis on religion in novel
There is a special stress on religion in the novel All the major characters are more or less religious people Believe in the hereafter is very much stressed too
Major Themes
Resurrection Class Struggle Sacrifice

Major Characters
Doctor Manette
Character Traits Honest Sincere Sensitive Brave Selfless
The Guillotine
Faith Vindicates
“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”
Background
Dickens' twelfth novel was published in his new weekly journal, All the Year Round, without illustrations. Simultaneously with the weekly parts, the novel was also published in monthly parts with illustrations by Hablot Browne. An American edition was also published, in slightly later weekly parts (May to December 1859), inHarper's Weekly. The novel, which begins "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times", is set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and Dickens researched the historical background meticulously, using his friend Thomas Carlyle’s History of the French Revolution as a reference.

Charles Darnay
Character Traits
Loved justice Hated oppression Hard working Sincere

Sydney Carton
Character Traits
Cynical Sincere Unassuming Helpful