evil‚ and the choices people make despite their circumstances. Thus‚ the theme of freewill is prominent throughout the novel. Lucie Manette’s and Madame Defarge’s characters represent such a theme. Though they both suffer hardship during their childhood years‚ the choices they make will determine their purpose in life and the end result. On the one hand‚ Lucie Manette is raised as an orphan and a ward of Tellson’s bank for almost eighteen years. Her father was thought to be dead from before
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In the novel titled A Tale of Two Cities‚ Charles Dickens depicts Madame Defarge as the antithesis of Lucie Manette‚ the literal embodiment of rage and revenge. While Lucie is compassionate‚ loving‚ and known as the ‘Golden Thread’‚ Madame Defarge is portrayed as cruel and revengeful‚ quite the opposite of the ‘Ideal Woman’ at the time. Madame Defarge’s secret management of Charles Darnay’s reimprisonment demonstrates her cunningness as well as her immense cruelty. Even though she had been working
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Madame Defarge was a symbol of destruction: her archetype was destruction. Although she could have been an avenger‚ her methods and sympathy for others proves her to be a destroyer‚ as she destroys the innocent‚ her own humanity‚ and she does destroy herself. She does what she can to destroy the ancestors of her own cause. As the Evrémonde family destroyed her mentally‚ she tries to annihilate them physically. Many have given her sympathy‚ including the wife of the cheating aristocrat‚ stating
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Cities‚ Madame Defarge reaped that which she sowed. It was made evident that concerning Madame Defarge‚ the revolution in France is in fact just a euphemism for the revenge she wants to execute against the Marquis Evremonde. She adopted compensating that which the Marquis stole from her‚ which was all her living relatives‚ as her personal mission. Despite achieving her goal of capturing Charles Darnay‚ and having him sentenced to death by the guillotine‚ she is still not satisfied. Madame Defarge goes
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As a psychotherapist‚ I have been assigned the task of analyzing Madame Defarge’s behavior. Madame Defarge was a violent woman and I wanted to look into the downward spiral that ended with her death. I have spoken with many people who knew Madame Defarge‚ including her husband and Miss Pross. I have come to a conclusion that Madame Defarge’s violent behavior roots back to her unfortunate childhood. As it turns out‚ as a child‚ Madam Defarge’s older sister was raped and kidnapped by twin brothers
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Samantha Jorgenson Miss Dwyer Composition 21 December 2012 Madame Defarge in the novel Tale of Two Cities is a piece of work. If anyone has a right to be upset about the abuses that the aristocracy puts upon the commoners‚ she’s the person. Her sister was raped and killed by the Evermontes‚ her brother was mortally wounded defending his sister’s honor‚ and their father died of grief; not the best childhood. In her eyes this entire tragedy and heart ache is because of the nobles. It’s completely
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Titled "golden thread" in A Tale of Two Cities‚ Lucie Manette symbolized loyalty‚ compassion‚ and resurrection. She was portrayed by Charles Dickens as the epitomic‚ perfect woman‚ "a pretty figure‚ a quantity of golden hair‚" with "a pair of blue eyes." In addition‚ Lucie was delineated as polite‚ loyal‚ timid‚ and loving. For example‚ Lucie’s love was the only thing that kept Dr. Manette from reverting back to his former miserable self and was described as "the golden thread that united him to
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their actions whether it is revenge or a search to find a purpose. Throughout the novel‚ Madame Defarge makes it obvious she has a hidden motive. She has a constant quest to disrupt the lives of Darnay and the Manettes. Madame Defarge is one of the three who accuses Darnay‚ sending him to prison again. She wants him put to death and she wants to catch Lucie illegally mourning a prisoner. In Book 3‚ Madame Defarge’s motive is revealed. She wants to put an end to the Evremonde family line because
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theme of the fury of the French peasantry through the character of Madame Defarge‚ the symbol of wine‚ and the event of the storming of the Bastille.
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mistreated the lower class. To exemplify this concept‚ Dickens uses Madame Defarge‚ a hostile revolutionist that aims to annihilate all aristocrats‚ through the
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