A Tale Of Two Cities Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Essay, Research Paper

Dickens conceived the idea for this complicated

plot while acting in a play. Every event penned in A Tale of Two Cities

draws toward one great climax, set against the backdrop of the greater

drama: history. Master of detailed settings and characterizations, Dickens

gave himself the challenge of stripping details down to the bone and letting

the many intertwining characters be swept along with the action and violence

of the times.

Fortunately for the reader, the novelist

couldn’t resist the temptation of fleshing out his minor characters, who

provide some relief in an otherwise grim account of the French Revolution.

Dickens takes the least time with Lucie and Darnay, supposing, perhaps,

that we would see them clearly enough;…

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