Take a look at the fact that Mr. Lorry is "on business" to tell Miss Manette her father is alive and well, and yet he was the person who brought her, as a very young child, to England from France, after her father was wrongfully imprisoned. Is this an ironic situation, or merely a coincidence? A coincidence. Mr. Lorry was Dr. Manette's good friend and banker for years; he was a loyal man and took his business seriously.

Why do Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton have such a strong resemblance? Now, one might look too deep into this circumstance, and as a consequence say, Charles' father and uncle were twins, so therefore Darnay and Carton must be long lost twins. Hypothetically speaking, it could happen, but this is not Dickens intent. In the beginning, at the first trial, Carton's resemblance disturbs the witness's testimony and allows Darnay to go free. Up to this point this is only coincidence, but as the story goes forward Carton befriends Lucie, falls in love with her, without her love in return, and Darnay courts then marries Lucie. In the course of time, Darnay returns to prison and trial, and this time is not set free. This is the point where it becomes ironic. It is not ironic that Carton and Darnay look alike, and they love the same woman, but the fact that only one of them will die for the love they have fo

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