What was Madame Defarge knitting?
What was Madame Defarge knitting?
Madame Defarge likes to knit the names of the aristocrats she plans to send to the guillotine, or beheading machine, into her work. In holding their futures in her hands, she resembles the Greek Fates who used thread to determine people’s lifespans.
What is Madame Defarge knitting in Chapter 15?
Madame Defarge’s knitting contains the names of people who will later be condemned to die. This is what she means when she says she is knitting shrouds.
What does Madame Defarge do to alert the other customers?
What does Madame Defarge do to alert the other customers that a spy has entered the wine shop? Madame Defarge pins a rose to her head dress. The spy tells Monseiur Defarge that Lucie is about to marry Charles Darnay.
How does Madame Defarge show her merciless strength?
How does Madame Defarge show her merciless strength? She cuts off the head of a guard, with her weapon. Seven guards are killed and seven prisoners released which signifies the power the people now have.
Why was Defarge chosen for this duty?
Why was Defarge chosen for this duty? Mr. Lorry and Miss Manette went to the Defarges’ wine shop because Defarge was keeping Doctor Manette after he had been freed from prison.
What helps Dr Manette remember his past?
What helps Dr. Manette begin to remember his past? Lucie begins to shower him with affection and shows that she loves him.
Who is the shoemaker in a tale of two cities?
The Shoemaker Manette, who has just been freed after 18 years in the Bastille prison. With no memory of his family or former life as a doctor, Dr. Manette calls himself a shoemaker, because that is what he was taught to do in Bastille Prison.
How is the conclusion of the first book both pathetic and comic?
How is the conclusion of the first book both pathetic and comic? Manette doesn’t know if he’s alive and even if he is he doesn’t know if he wants to be.
Why does Madame Defarge say she visits Lucie and what is her true reason?
Why does Madame Defarge say she visits Lucie, and what is her true reason? According to her she is there to protect the people, to be able to recognize their faces for safety. The truth is that she goes there because she wants to kill her.