A Tale of Two Cities: Characters, Plot, and Dialogue
Who Said This?
Lucie Manette, Jarvis Lorry, Dr Manette, Charles Darnay, Sydney Carton
1 a Charles Darnay 2 a f f t
b Jarvis Lorry b t g f
c Dr Manette c f h t
d Sydney Carton d f i f
e Lucie Manette e t j t
Picture Analysis
3 Look at this picture
a Madame Defarge
b In a wine shop.
c She put in her knitting the names of the enemies of the people.
d She accused Darnay because her family all died because of the Evremonde brothers. Her sister died because of Charles Darnay’s uncle and father
Lucie Manette’s Life Events
Put the following events in the life of Lucie Manette in the right order. Number them 1–5.
4-a 3 Lucie married Charles Darnay.
b 1 She was taken to England as a baby.
c 5 She escaped from Paris in a coach with her husband, father and daughter.
d 4 She went to Paris to try to save her husband.
e 2 She met her father for the first time and returned to England with him.
Who in the Story…?
5- Who in the story …? Miss Pross, Dr Manette, Sydney Carton, the old Marquis of Evremonde, Solomon Pross / Mr Barsad
a Dr Manette
b The old Marquis of Evremonde
c Solomon Pross / Mr Barsad
d Miss Pross
e Sydney Carton
Key Facts
1-The story begins in 1775
2-‘two cities’ in the title are Paris and London
3-The people of France are angry with the noblemen
4-Mr Lorry works at Tellson’s bank
5-Twenty years ago, Mr Lorry brought a baby girl
6-Just before Lucie Manette was born, her father went to prison
7-Everyone in Saint Antoine is poor
8-The Bastille is a prison
9 -For many years, was locked in room 105, North Tower Doctor Manette
10-At the Old Bailey, John Barsad says that Charles Darnay is a spy
Characters
11-Jerry Cruncher _____ for people at Tellson’s bank. D
12-Sydney Carton is not successful because C
13-Darnay looks very similar to B
14-Madame Defarge _____ all the time. D
15-people meet Miss Pross for the first B
16-Monsieur Defarge works in a C
17-Doctor Manette _____ when he is worried. A
18-John Barsad’s real name is Solomon B
19-The Marquis of Evrémonde is Charles C
20-Madame Defarge dies in a fight with A
Dialogue
21 ‘I don’t want your thanks. I have done nothing. And I don’t think I like you b
22 ‘Nobody is good enough for my darling Lucie.’ d
23 ‘I hope my horses are not hurt c
24 ‘The name of our family is hated everywhere in France.’ a
25 ‘Can it be true? Is it possible that my father is still alive?’ d
26 ‘Friends and citizens! We are ready! To the Bastille c
27 ‘Follow me, women! We can kill as well as any man!’ b
28 ‘I am safe in Paris. I was a prisoner in the Bastille.’ b
29 ‘Jerry Cruncher goes with me. He’ll take good care of my old bones.’ d
30 ‘Don’t ask me to do anything that will put my life in danger.’ a
Vocabulary
31 to speak very quietly c
32 very tired d
33 drops that come from your eyes when you are sad a
34 when your face loses its colour c
35 to show that something is true d
36 a hole in the ground where a dead person is buried b
37 liked by everyone b
38 to shake because you are worried or afraid d
39 strong and important, able to make other people do what you want a
40 someone who is paid to work in another person’s house b
Plot
41 dies when he is hit by the Marquis of Evrémonde’s coach. c Gaspard’s son
42 Lucie Manette marries a Charles Darnay
43 When they talk secretly, Defarge and his friends all use the name b Jacques
44 keeps a list of all the ‘enemies of the people c Madame Defarge
45 On 14th July 1789, an angry crowd attacks _____ in Paris a the Bastille
46 Charles Darnay goes back to France because he wants to d help a family servant
47 In Paris, Darnay is sent to prison because he is d an emigrant
48 The people want _____ to die for the crimes of the Evrémonde family c Charles Darnay
49 Sydney Carton tells Mr Lorry to _____ with Lucie and the others b go back to England
50 In the end, _____ is sent to the Guillotine and dies. a Sydney Carton
My personal opinion the novel is a very long and detailed historical book. This suspense and drama keep the reader involved, hooked, and not putting the book down for one single second. I suppose for the English, this is one of the great books of literature. History happens in a key moment in Europe. First, it tells you what went on at the time. In my opinion, it is the typical story of love and Count of Monte Cristo. It is difficult to find books that I like.