This story takes place in France and England around the time of the French Revolution. The point of view was first person. Characters in this story are Alexander Mannette; a former prisoner, Lucy Mannette; the daughter of Alexander Mannette, Charles Darney; the nephew of the king of France and also the husband of Lucy Mannette, Sydney Carten; a lawyer who falls in love with Lucy Mannette, Mr. La Farge; owner of a winery and long time friend of Alexander Mannette, and Mrs. La Farge; the scheming wife of Mr. La Farge.

The story begins when guards from the prison find that Alexander Mannette is alive after they had thought he had died years ago so they release him. So he and his daughter Lucy Mannette, leave France for England. Meanwhile Charles Darney releases all his rights as an aristocrat and along with the rights of the king's nephew. So he leaves France with the Man

The theme that love is more powerful than death is used for the love triangle that happens in this story. The love from Lucy Mannette to Charles Darney and from Charles to Lucy made Sydney Carten's love give sympathy in order for Sydney to give his love by taking Charles' place at death's table so that Lucy could have love from Charles. This was a wonderful show of irony that Mr. Dickens uses in his book. Another way he used irony is by having Sydney Carten give sympathy to Charles Darney which he could care less about in the beginning.

nettes. His uncle, the king of France, tries to have him jailed for being a spy but it does not work because the main witness was scared out of his testimony. He was a fake and the lawyer defending Mr. Darney, Sydney Carten, who ironically was an exact look-alike for Darney, found this out. Mr. Darney was then found not guilty and he began to court Lucy Mannette but Sydnet Carten had also began to fall in love with her. Mr. Darney then marries her and Mr. Carten tells her that he still loves her no matter what and that he would give his life for her. Years later in France the peasants overthrow the royalty and aristocrats i

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Approximate Word count = 785
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)