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Review by Shannon (091010) Rating (9/10) Review
by Shannon Woven into the deadly scene are unforgettable characters; Lucie Manette, who is completely devoted to the father she grew up without; Charles Darnay, the heir to a French marquis; Sydney Carton, a troubled man who thinks little of his own life, and gives it for the love of a girl he could never be with; Madame Defarge, quietly orchestrating the death of all aristocrats; and Dr. Manette, a prisoner of Bastille on no charges for years, but eventually ‘recalled to life’. Lucie and Charles’ love seems to have been doomed from the start. He just barely escaped the fate of a traitor thanks to testimonies given by Lucie and her father. Also, he is a descent of the royal French family who kept Dr. Manette imprisoned without a trial. In fact, Dr. Manette is aware of this fact, and instead of hating Charles because of his family, happily acquires him as a son-in-law. Sydney Carton, Darnay’s look-a-like, finds that he is in love with Lucie, yet unable to believe that he deserves her affection. When Darnay is captured in France after being discovered to be an aristocrat, and sentenced to death, Carton comes to the rescue. He willingly ends his life so that the girl he loves can spend hers with the man that she loves. Madame Defarge, knitting her patterns of death seems to embody the power of a determined woman. It’s safe to say that she wears the pants in her marriage to Monsieur Defarge. It is she who pushes for Lucie Manette, her father and her daughter to be arrested. Is it she who retries Charles Darnay after he is set free. She will stop at nothing to avenge the death of her sister and brother, who Darnay’s family killed. Coincidently, or perhaps not so, Dr. Manette was the doctor that the Evremondes called in to attend to the siblings while they were dying.
Over all, I would highly recommend that you read this book. It
tells the story of a time when nobody was safe, and everybody
knew that it could be their head on the guillotine tomorrow. It
tells of how even in the darkest and most fearful times, there
are still good people that strive towards a peaceful time. And
finally, it tells of how love always prevails. |
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