Discuss Dickens’ views of the French Revolution. Does he believe it was inevitable or preventable? What are his attitudes toward …

Dickens is known for his humor, but A Tale of Two Cities is noticeably somber. Do any comic passages and …

Dickens represents women as being “natural”or “unnatural”in A Tale of Two Cities. What characteristics does he idealize in women? What …

A major criticism of A Tale of Two Cities is that Dickens does not fully develop his characters. Do you …

Discuss the resurrection theme in A Tale of Two Cities. Which characters are “recalled to life”? How? Describe how Dickens …

Explain the first paragraph of the novel. What does Dickens mean by “It was the best of times, it was …

Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables and Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities both deal with themes of social injustice. Though …

Both Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago and Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities contain sweeping sagas of history-changing revolutions, yet …

Discuss the famous last sentence of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. Do you agree that Carton’s sacrificial act …

Compare and contrast the first and last of the three trials experienced by Charles Darnay in Charles Dickens’ A Tale …