In Charles Dickens' novel, "A Tale of Two Cities," the character, Madame Defarge, is used to enhance the disturbing entity of the French Revolution. Dickens uses Defarge's evolution as a character to emotionally connect the reader to the Revolution, as her personal life parallels the story of the French people as a whole. ... Madame Defarge's violent mien is unveiled at the storming of the Bastille-- the start of the French Revolution. ... Her personal story correlates with the broader story of mistreatment of the French people by their government, sparking the French Revolution...

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Charles Dickens supports the French Revolution even though, as he demonstrates, mass protests, huge amounts of violence, and sacrifices had to be made. ... Just as Paris would rise from the chaos of the French Revolution and once again become glorious, Carton would be reborn into glory after a virtually wasted life. Carton made the ultimate sacrifice by giving his life for the sake of the ones he loved - just as million of others did for the sake of the French Revolution. ... Charles Dickens sums up his thoughts of the French Revolution in the final speech of the novel. ... Carton and the inn...

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Without an evil image presented with the common people of France, Dickens would not be able to prove his idea of the new oppressors, being just as; if not worse; than the original noblemen that held them down. ... The street violence of the oppressors devilishly, and surely taking control of the power in France is represented by the motif of blades. ... The guillotine was the basis of control; it was the main source of death for many, and the main source of French entertainment; the people in power of France had control of the use of the guillotine, so control switched with the switching of th...

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