A Tale Of Two Cites

1、A Tale Of Two CitesThe Author: Charles Dickens Charles Dickens is the greatest representative of English critical realism , who(1812-1870) is considered to be one of the greatest English novelists of the Victorian period. Dickenss works are characterized by attacks on social evils, injustice, and hy

2、pocrisy （虛榮）. Charles Dickens was born in Landport, Hampshire on February 7, 1812. Main plot sMrs. Manette, Lucy,Mrs and Miss Defarge, The nobleThe RevolutionestconflictsFrench CivilianDarnay, CartonMain Character1.Doctor Alexander Manette ( Dr.Manette) He is a kind Doctor with mercy. He once saw th

3、e Evremond violence to the slaves eighteen years ago. Actually, the slaves are Mrs. Derages family. Evremond framed Mr. Manette in Bastille Prison for seeing their cruel behavior. Finally, Mr. Manette was saved and lived a happy life with Lucy in London. Due to Darnars love for Lucy, he decided to f

4、orgive Darnay and laid down his hatred to Evremond. It used this character to tell us the power of Love and forgiveness. 2.Miss.Manette,is kind and sweet, also brave and determined when facing difficulties .3.Sydney carton Sydney Carton is one in which he is the selfless benefactor of others. Having

5、 grown weary of his life of self-indulgence, he decides to sacrifice it in order to save the life of Charles Darnay, who had shown himself more worthy of living it than Carton had his ownBackgroundFrench Revolutioncontent The novel profoundly exposed the society contradiction before the French Revol

6、ution,intensely attacks the aristocratic social class is dissolute and cruel,and sincerely sympathizes with the depressed classes. The novel also described many magnificent scenes like the revolt people attacked Bastille and so on,which displayed peoples great strength. However, there are still love

7、 and forgiveness in such violent times. The hatred and the violence can not solve and sooth the sadness of people. Only the love and forgiveness can overcome all the hardships.Appreciation It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, i

8、t was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to HeavenparalleluncertainitySo with the thr

9、ee passengers shut up in the narrow compass of one lumbering old mail-coach ;they were mysteries to one another ,as complete as if each has been in his own coach and six, or his own coach and sixty, with the breadth of a county between him and the next.hyperbole.The wine was red wine, and had staine

10、d the gound of the narrow street in the suburb of saint Antoine, in Paris ,where it was spilled. It had stained many hands, too ,and many faces, and many naked feet, and many wooden shoes. The hands of the man who had sawed the wood, left the red marks on Red symbolized vengeance ,indignationPersoni

11、fication and symbolBeautiful Sentences Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us生命是一束純凈的火焰,我們依靠自己內(nèi)心看不見的太陽而存在。MetaphorMetaphor, To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world .I love you not because who you are, but because who I am when I am with you

12、 Just because someone doesnt love you the way you want them to, doesnt mean they dont love you with all they have. It is a far, far better thing that I can do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better peace that I go to, than I have ever known. parallel Vivid and witty About themeTwo cities: P

13、aris and LondonThe comparison between the life in Paris and that in London: since the glorious revolution in England 1688,the congress had mastered the highest right dominion.Therefore, the system of the politics became more democratic than other countries. However, the class are very clear in Franc

14、e. The first and second classes such as the king and the noble exploited the third class. The government tried in vain to revolve the unfairness. therefore, London was like a heaven and Paris was like a hell.To sum up, the French revolution was cased by the financial problems and the conflicts brought by the old and unfair system in the society. Dickens used the two cities, Paris and London, showing readers a strong contrast between these problems and conflicts.In addition, the class hatred played an important ro