A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a story of sadness, surprises, and romance. The story takes place in France during the Industrial Revolution. Its main characters are Madame Defarge (the sister of a woman raped and a man stabbed; both were done by one of the Evremonde brothers), Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette (a woman in search for her father she thought was dead), and Sydney Carton. Charles and Sydney are both fighting for the love of Lucie. Charles is actually related to the cruel Marquis Evremonde who gets murdered later in the story. When Charles and Lucie got married, Sydney asked him for his friendship. Darnay was charged for being an emigrant and was imprisoned. He was set free but later became imprisoned again. He is sentenced to be beheaded within twenty-four hours. Carton took the place of Darnay in prison and waited for his death. Darnay, Lucie, her father, and their children ran away from Paris. Madame Defarge tries to kill Lucie for vengeance against Darnay, but she was the one killed. Sydney was beheaded knowing that Lucie will be happy with Darnay.