Throughout the novel, Madame Defarge has proved herself to be hellbent on destroying the aristocracy at any cost.…
If Madame Defarge was a kind, peaceful, and gentle lady, the entire “book the third” in A Tale of Two Cities wouldn’t exist. She was the primary reason Charles…
As it turns out, as a child, Madam Defarge’s older sister was raped and kidnapped by twin brothers, the Evrémondes. Her sister eventually dies. In addition to her sister, the Evrémondes brothers kill, either directly or indirectly, Madame Defarge’s father, brother, and brother in law. She manages to escape, but not without having her entire life destroyed by this family. It is clear that she wants revenge.…
Then her mother died, her sisters scattered” (6). When a person has to deal with that much suffering, especially early in life, a trend of unhappiness begins to occur. Furthermore we learn about she was never really wanted by the people she becomes acquainted with like Madam Aubain or Théodore. This would have a long lasting effect on her because when you get mistreated for so long, you start to believe…
She was very quiet when I saw her and she sat in the corner and knit all day. When remembering Madame Defarge I think of her characteristics as “ Madame Defarge was a stout woman of about his own age, with a watchful eye that sold them seem to look at anything, A large hand to heavily ringed, a steady face, , strong features, and a great composure of manner”( Dickens 31). This shows Madame Defarge's physical appearances and that she was well respected. She had a confidence in her that no one could back down from. When thinking about Madame Defarge’s personality and how she related to the world “Only one soul was to be seen, and that was Madame Defarge- who leaned against the door-post, knitting, and saw nothing”(Dickens 47). As Madame Defarge is knitting she seems to be unaware of her surroundings and seems exceptionally innocuous, but in reality she is causing deaths. When Madame Defarge adds John Barsad to the registry she says “Eh my faith. It is a portrait! He shall be registered to-morrow” ( Dickens 171). Therefore, Madame Defarge does not take anyone's feelings into consideration since she is laughing and taking the deaths of people's lives as a joke. Madame Defarge is a cruel and murderous human that deserves to be punished for all the harm she has…
Antigone has a great envy for her sister Ismene, which manifests into hate. Ismene is the center of all men’s attention, and Antigone is seen as childish and mean. When Antigone speaks to Ismene about her plan to bury her brother, Ismene refuses to help, stating that Antigone is “off on a hopeless quest”. This angers Antigone and she bluntly tells her sistee that “I’ll hate you 100 all the more for silence”…
Near the end of the novel, Madame Defarge goes to Lucie’s house with a plan to denounce her for mourning Charles Darnay’s impending death. Madame Defarge is portrayed as a strong, stubborn, and ruthless woman. She will go to any lengths to avenge the…
Darnay’s return to “The Loadstone Rock” is a fulfillment of fate due to the fact that he’ll be considered a noble and treated this way. Darnay is considered a noble, because he is “the nephew of the Monsieur the Marquis, for whom Gaspard was exalted to that height of so many feet” (142). How Darnay will be treated is hinted at by behaviors of revolutionary leaders, Madame Defarge and Jacques Three, who demonstrate their heartlessness, potential for cruelty, and ruthlessness towards other nobles. Madame Defarge is “immoveable” in the sense that she is an under the radar strong leader and person, especially, when she whips the women up into a frenzy during the storming of the Bastille and when “the…
The fairy tale that I have chosen for my essay is one that is about a duckling that wasn’t the prettiest thing ever. This poor duckling had people picking on him left and right and no one would even want anything to do with him, he was all alone and never knew what to do. This duckling thought that he was going to be like this forever and thought that he was always going to be all alone. Then one day he grew up and turned into the prettiest swan in the world. The other animals that use to pick on him no longer wanted to and were amazed at what had happened and were sorry they ever made fun of him.…
Monsieur Defarge and Madame Defarge gave up their lives for the revolution get started and spread throughout all of France. The Defarges risk their lives by planning murders of the aristocrats and have secret meetings. Later in the book, Madame Defarge reveals she was the poor sister of the poor women taken advantage of by wealthy aristocrats. Madame Defarge decides to give up her life for the cause of bringing the aristocrats down. "Thus accoutred, and walking with the confident tread of such a character, and with the supply freedom of a woman Madame Defarge took her way along the streets," (367-368). Madame Defarge is one of the leaders of the revolutionary groups and takes pride as she walks down the streets. As Madame Defarge dies by her own gun held by Miss Pross, Madame Defarge had given her life up for freedom and the republic. Basically, Madame Defarge has sacrificed her life for the resurrection of the…
She too, had all the wealth, beauty, and power one would love to possess. All of it diminished after a brutal attack from the Barbary pirates. They violently stormed the castle and killed all in sight. These monsters grabbed all the women and used them as sex slaves. The old woman was claimed by the captain and was raped many times. After she escaped, she found a man to help her but was betrayed when he sold her off in Algiers. Throughout the months she“had undergone poverty and slavery, been raped almost every day, seen her mother cut into quarters, experienced hunger and war, and was now dying of the plague in Algiers”(47). Her experience was absolutely agonizing. The woman’s experiences in the novel are far worse than any man. The man is immediately executed if there is to be a war, but the woman get a far worse treatment than…
It is quite ironic that Mary Shelley, a woman who grew up daughter to the important Victorian feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, portrayed women in her most notable novel, Frankenstein, as passive beings inferior to their male counterparts. However, this farcical viewpoint is direct in pointing out the flawed treatment of women in society. Through her pessimistic portrayal of women, Shelley exhibits the typical attitude of women of the Victorian era in the nineteenth century. These characteristics of woman are exemplified through Caroline's motherly self-sacrifice, Justine's unjustified execution, and the murder of Elizabeth by the monster.…
Similarly, dramatic irony is seen towards the end of the story. On seeing her husband alive, Mrs. Mallard dies of shock. The doctor informs that she died of heart disease – “the joy that kills” (Chopin); however, the reader is aware what she experienced is far from joy. She was feeling free and joyous when she heard of her husband’s death, and when she realizes that he is alive she dies of shock. The rest of the characters in the story misinterpret the incident to be caused by extreme happiness, the reality however…
She loses her independence, her place as a respected mother, and most of all she loses herself. The result of all of this loss is her inability to maintain the peace and instead chaos ensued. It’s not until the final act when she rediscovers herself and one of the titles she neglected, which is being a mother. She commits the most selfless act by drinking the cup of poison in an attempt to save her son. Of course, in the end he still dies, but her effort is what saved her.…
Mistakenly placed in an asylum, Martha discovers that her mother has been interred there as well. Despite having been abandoned and disowned in her own time of need by her mother, Martha feels only joy at being reunited and anguish for her parent 's condition, "supporting her mother 's head upon her bosom, and uttering the language of despair prompted by filial, fond affection," (244). Martha 's capacity for forgiveness is once again shown to be of heroic proportions as her concern is not for herself but for that of her mother who has constantly rejected and scorned her. Even when presented with opportunity for revenge upon Lady Pen Pryor who has often tormented her, Martha attempts no retaliation but simply asserts, "I cannot enter into the modern system of tormenting my own sex" (256). Martha neither submits to the character assassination and ill will that have been brought against her nor does she participate in it, choosing rather to interact with society in a positive manner in her efforts to support herself financially. It is through these experiences that Martha comes to the realization that she can pursue happiness and security independent of a man. This is indeed an admirable and heroic quality for a woman of this…