1775 to 1793 in England and France.

Effect of Setting on Characters and Plot

A Tale of Two Cities reflects a tremendous effect of setting on the

characters and plot. During this time in the novel, the French Revolution

was taking place as well. As a result, people in France were sent to prison

and then were accused of being guilty. These people were then sent off to

the guillotine to die. Everyday people were sent off to die and this is why

Lucie was always worried about Charles when he was in prison. Lucie

feared every second of the one year and three months that Charles was

away at prison wondering if his life would end or not.

The setting of this novel showed that the Bastille was a sign of

oppression. This is why the peasants in Saint Antoine stormed it. The

peasants were very upset with the government for oppression of the poor

working class. However, the poor people were then led by the Defarges

to revolt against the government and free all the prisoners imprisoned in

eighteen years, is actually alive and held in Paris. He agrees to take her and her

about his past. The doctor welcomes Darnay warmly, but changes his tone when

Marquis St. Evremonde: Darnay's uncle. An immoral, cruel man, he runs down a

narrative. The conflict between the upper and lower classes results in revolution.

revolutionaries. Dickens' knitting imagery also emphasizes a similarity between

Theophile Gabelle: An agent for the St. Evremonde family. The revolutionaries

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