Jeff Scudder
English
Major Character Analysis

	Sydney Carton 

	Carton is a drunk and very unethical attorney, who bears a striking physical resemblance to Darnay in the novel. He even exclaims this when he says "I am a disappointed drudge, sir. I care for no man on earth, and no man on earth cares for me.” (Page 92). His partner in law Stryver usually does most of the work, and he rarely does anything. Carton is first introduced during the court case in the second book. Carton has no goals, and does not care where he ends up in his career, or his life for that matter. He ends up falling in love with Lucie, and he confesses his sad and unaccomplishing life to her, as well as telling her that he would do anything and even give his life in her name. In an important conversation with her he says "O Miss Manette, when the little picture of a happy father’s face looks up in yours, when you see your own bright beauty springing up anew at your feet think now and then that there is a man who would give his life, to keep a life you love beside you!” (Page 159) Carton proves to be a strong and emotional character, and very self-sacrificing. In the end of the novel he dies for Darnay and Lucie and their children so they can live a happy life. His last lines are "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” (Page 381).

	

	Lucie Manette

	Lucie is emotional, loving, and compassionate. She is considered the opposite of Madame Defarge, for she is very forgiving, and believes in the good of people. When Carton comes to her she acknowledges him and takes him to care for him and comfort him in his troubled times. She says "I am sure that the best part of it might still be; I am sure that you might be much, much worthier of yourself." (Page 156). She is the "golden thread" that her father has believed in when he was imprisoned, and she holds her family together. Lucie make a loving speech to him on the bottom of page 53. During the trial, Lucy testifies and helps Darnay, because Darnay helped her with her sick and ill father. In the novel she naturally marries Darnay, who is the good-hearted hero, and he compliments the character of Lucie. Lucie has undying dedication to Darnay and she waits outside the prison building every day to see if she can see his face just once while he is in custody. 

	Doctor Manette

	Doctor Manette is Lucie's father in the story. He is a former prisoner of 18 years at the prison of Bastille. "One hundred and five, North Tower" (Page 49) is what he says when he is first asked his name. This was the room he was assigned to in the Bastille. He sometimes goes into flashbacks and relapses of the horrible prison life he was put through. He makes shoes to help him forget about prison life, even though he is a doctor. Mr. Manette goes from a shaken up, prisoner who has lost all hope, to a loving father to Lucie, and a great Father-in-law to Darnay towards the end of the novel. When Darnay was held captive the first time, Doctor Manette stormed into a crowd and gets them to cheer: "Help for a Bastille prisoner's kindred in La Force!" (Page 269).

	Madame Defarge

	Madame Defarge is a violent revolutionary, who will do anything for her country and for the Revolution. One of her most memorable quotes is "Tell wind and fire to stop, but not me.". At the beginning of the story you assume she is just the wife of Mr. Defarge, and he is the revolutionary. Madame Defarge sits and knits quietly in the wine shop, but she is very active in the underground of the revolution. Madame Defarge dies when her own gun is turned on her in a fight with Miss Pross and Jerry Cruncher when she is looking for Lucie to arrest her for weeping on account of Darnay.