... Carton in Dickens" novel, A Tale of Two Cities, and Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet in Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, requires the reader to analyze various aspects that the transforming effect love can have on a personality. As we study each character, it is relatively easy to ... introduces Sydney Carton to us immediately after a trial, speaking to his client. It is at this point that we get a glimpse of the character of Carton, " who smelled of port wine, and did not appear to be quite sober- (Dickens, 100). Carton is so disillusioned with his own life, that ... men's love ...

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... his life for the lives of Lucie and her family, Romeo for Juliet and Juliet for Romeo. Is this true nature of love? Does it have to be so devastating in the end? The authors would have one believe it is so. That to truly understand the magnitude of effects of love on the human condition, one must be prepared to forfeit it all. BIBLIOGRAPHY Dickens, Charles. "A Tale of Two Cities." Signet Classics ... (1859): 3-470. Shakespeare, William. "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet." (1597) ...

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... and Juliet, Wuthering Heights, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Tale of Two Cities, a recurring theme is how children act as "agents of redemption" for their parents. These books not only explore the theme of "Sins of the Father," how the younger generation "has to pay" for the actions of the older generation, but they also look at how the younger generation can act as a means of salvation for their parents ... forgiven. Technically, thanks to Valentine, Monsieur de Villefort is "redeemed." One of The Count's most famous and meaningful lines is "The sins of the father shall be visited upo...

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