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Why is it ironic that John Barsad should visit the wine shop for the first time on that particular day?
It is ironic that John Barsad should come on that particular day because Madame Defarge is knitting his name into the register so he is killed. Where is “Solomon” asked to go?
Who else’s name is Madame Defarge knitting?
she codes names into her stitching so they know who to destroy next. Who else’s name is Madame Defarge knitting? charles darnay and anyone associated to him- the manettes.
Why does Dr Manette Cobble for nine days after Lucie and Charles are married?
Why does Dr. Manette cobble for nine days after Lucie and Charles are married? Dr. Manette cobbles for nine days following the marriage of Lucie and Charles Darnay because he is still distressed by the news, and this allows him a way to escape the pain of losing his daughter to another man.
What decree passed on the day Darnay leaves England?
What decree is passed by the revolutionary government of France the same day that Darnay leaves the safety of England to travel to Paris? All emigrants are banished, and the revolutionaries can sell the emigrants’ property. If they return to France, they are condemned to death.
What is ironic about Darnay’s being kept in secret?
What is ironic about Darnay’s being kept “in secret”? Dickens is able to show the image of Darnay, in the same situation as Dr. Manette, pacing and saying, “He made shoes.” now Darnay is “Buried alive.”
What did Sydney Carton promise to Lucie?
Carton ends his confession with a pledge that he would do anything for Lucie, including give his life.
Why is Dr Manette’s door locked?
Alexandre Manette was arrested on false charges after being lured from his home. After Charles Darnay has been arrested and denounced by Madame Defarge and others in Chapter 10 of Book the Third, Ernest Defarge produces as evidence against Charles a paper that he found in Dr. Manette’s cell in the Bastille.