Talk:A Tale of Two Cities

Madame Defarge as a victim.

Madame Defarge should be seen and depicted as a victim. More specifically of marquis d´Evremonde(= "marquis Anyone")He is the Villain of the piece whose evil makes itself felt long after his own death. Therese Defarge is certainly an Antagonist- then who could go through what she has suffered without becoming hard and vengeful? Her actions towards Charles and Lucie cannot be excused or defended - but well herself. The Ancien regime and aristocracy of France explictly only reaps the harvest that they themselves has sown, the English counterparts being not that much better!Miss Pross becoming permanently deaf looks like divine punishment for her role in madame Defarges demise.