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A Tale Of Two Cities - Term Papers

A Tale Of Two Cities

In the movie �� Jarvis Lorry, an
employee of Tellson's Bank, was sent to find Dr. Manette,
an unjustly imprisoned physician, in Paris and bring him
back to England. Lucie, Manette's daughter who thought that
he was dead, accompanied Mr. Lorry. Upon arriving at
Defarge's wine shop in Paris, they found Mr. Manette in a
very bad state and took him back to London with them.
In 1780, five years later, Lucie, Mr. Lorry and Dr.
Manette were called to testify against Charles Darnay, a
tutor who made constant trips between France and England
and was thus accused of treason, but Darnay was acquitted
when a lawyer, named Sydney Carton, looked much like him
and an eye witness faltered ...

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he did not want to exploit the French people as his
uncle did. Around 1790, while the French Revolution was in
full swing, Darnay decided to go to France to save a family
servant. Upon his arrival, he was immediately jailed. Lucie
and Dr. Manette soon showed up in Paris at the doorstep of
Tellson's French office, where Lorry already was present.
Dr. Manette managed to get Darnay released after a year,
yet he was re-jailed the same day by Madame Defarge because
his family, the Evremondes, had previously killed off her
family. Darnay was tried the next day and sentenced to
death.
Manette went back into his demented state with
hopelessness. Carton arrived in Paris and heard a plot to
also kill Lucie and Dr. Manette. Quickly, he made his way
into the prison with the help of spies and, with his close
resemblance, switched places with Darnay. Carton had
arranged for the escape of Lucie, Darnay, and Dr. Manette.
Madame Defarge had been killed by Miss ...

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Added: 3/2/2007 03:26:06 AM
Category: American History
Type: Premium Paper
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