... symbols, and the tone. When Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities, the development of the characters reflects on the historical reality of the French Revolution. He is symbolizing what happened during the French Revolution through the characters and plot. Also he uses the characters to show the good as well as the bad, in the revolution. For example, Madame Defarge represents the dark hatefulness as well as the ... in Revolutionaries," Dickens sympathizes with the peasants that the Aristocrats treated them poorly and their need for freedom was a necessity. On the other hand, Dickens critic...

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... , "The Frozen Deep" by Wilkie Collins, which he participated in. Many elements were used in the story to present a theme and two different plots. In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens uses bitter diction, continuous use of the motif blades representing street violence, and use of metaphors to convey the theme that the oppressed that switch with their oppressors, have changed nothing; but simply have now become ... readers head; passages in the novel such as "Saint Antoine's blood was up, and the blood of tyranny and domination by the iron hand was down - down on the steps of the Hotel...

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