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* EvilPrince: As much of an asshole as Darnay's father is, it's pretty much universally agreed among the peasants that his younger brother--Darnay's uncle--is substantially worse.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Make no mistake, these guys are ''terrible'' people--they behave sadistically towards their tenants seemingly for the fun of it. Disturbingly, as much of an asshole as Darnay's father is, it's pretty much universally agreed among the peasants that his younger brother--Darnay's uncle--is substantially worse.
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* AudienceSurrogate: While he's seldom at the center of the action, a substantial portion of the story nonetheless gets told from his perspective (possibly due to the fact that, being exceedingly English in every respect, he holds a natural appeal to Dickens' audience).
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* InsistentTerminology: Constantly refers to himself as a "man of business."
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* InsistentTerminology: Constantly Invariably refers to himself as a "man of business."
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* TeamDad: He basically functions as this for the entire Manette-Darnay unit, even though he's not officially part of the family.
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* TeamDad: He basically Basically functions as this for the entire Manette-Darnay unit, even though he's not officially part of the family.family.
* TechnicalEuphemism: He's given to these whenever he has to break bad news or broach a sensitive topic with another person.
* TechnicalEuphemism: He's given to these whenever he has to break bad news or broach a sensitive topic with another person.
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* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Willingly serves as this for basically any troubled individual who comes into her life, with her father and Carton being the most notable examples.
* MeaningfulName: Her first name literally means "light," reflecting her status as a beacon of IncorruptiblePurePureness.
* MeaningfulName: Her first name literally means "light," reflecting her status as a beacon of IncorruptiblePurePureness.
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* [[spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome]]: [[spoiler:Pulls off one of the greatest [[HeroicSacrifice heroic sacrifices]] in English literature.]]
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Madame Defarge ends up wanting to completely extinguish the Evrémonde line by [[spoiler: murdering Lucie [[WouldHurtAChild her daughter]], and even her father (because why not?); her husband is content with executing Darnay and is highly uncomfortable pursuing his innocent family.]]
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Madame Defarge ends up wanting to completely extinguish the Evrémonde line by [[spoiler: murdering Lucie Lucie, [[WouldHurtAChild her daughter]], and even her father (because why not?); her husband is content with executing Darnay and is highly uncomfortable pursuing his innocent family.]]
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Madame Defarge ends up wanting to completely extinguish the Evrémonde line by [[spoiler: murdering Lucie [[WouldHurtAChild her daughter]], and even her daughter]]; father (because why not?); her husband draws the line at killing children.is content with executing Darnay and is highly uncomfortable pursuing his innocent family.]]
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* DisneyVillainDeath: While wrestling with Miss Pross, her gun accidentally discharges and kills her and she also falls from a height.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Plans to murder both Lucie and her daughter simply for being the wife and child of a Evrémonde.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Plans to murder both Lucie and her daughter simply for being the wife and child of a an Evrémonde.
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* SinsOfTheFather: It doesn't matter to [[spoiler:the Defarges]] that he wants to live a life away from his terrible family. The very fact that he shares their name is enough for them to put him on the chopping block, [[spoiler:with Madame Defarge wanting to also kill his wife and daughter as retribution to what Charles' uncle and father did to her family.]]
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* TheCynic: He's very much this.
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* HeroicSelfDeprecation: To a crippling degree. It's his loathing towards how far he's let himself fall in life that keeps him from ever attempting to pursue happiness.
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* WhiteSheep: He's seemingly the only male member of his family who isn't an utter bastard that treats the lower class like dirt. He's well aware of just how terrible everyone else in his family is, which is why he goes by a different name.
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* AntiHero: He can't be bothered to care about anything, but he finds a cause by the end.
* BreakoutCharacter: To the point where it's easy to forget that he's actually absent for large portions of the story (Lorry, Dr. Manette, Darnay and Lucie all appear significantly more often). Some adaptations essentially make him the main character by giving him scenes that aren't in the original text, which often leads to Dr. Manette and Mr. Lorry being DemotedToExtra.
* BrilliantButLazy: Subverted. He is quite skilled at his job ''and'' does it very diligently, but he allows Stryver to take all the credit for the cases they win. Not to mention, of course, that he is the only one able to [[spoiler:save Charles Darnay and get the rest of the family out of France at the end of the book]]. He only pretends to be lazy, as in this exchange:
--> '''Sydney:''' Business! Bless you, I have no business.
--> '''Mr. Lorry:''' If you had, perhaps you would attend to it.
--> '''Sydney:''' Lord love you, no! - I shouldn't.
* BreakoutCharacter: To the point where it's easy to forget that he's actually absent for large portions of the story (Lorry, Dr. Manette, Darnay and Lucie all appear significantly more often). Some adaptations essentially make him the main character by giving him scenes that aren't in the original text, which often leads to Dr. Manette and Mr. Lorry being DemotedToExtra.
* BrilliantButLazy: Subverted. He is quite skilled at his job ''and'' does it very diligently, but he allows Stryver to take all the credit for the cases they win. Not to mention, of course, that he is the only one able to [[spoiler:save Charles Darnay and get the rest of the family out of France at the end of the book]]. He only pretends to be lazy, as in this exchange:
--> '''Sydney:''' Business! Bless you, I have no business.
--> '''Mr. Lorry:''' If you had, perhaps you would attend to it.
--> '''Sydney:''' Lord love you, no! - I shouldn't.
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* DarkActionGirl: Madame Defarge wields weapons and is one of the most bloodthirsty revolutionaries.
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* AdultFear: Rather understandably, when her husband is sitting on death row and her daughter becomes increasingly endangered due to her connection to him.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: While wrestling with Miss Pross, her gun accidentally discharges and kills her.her and she also falls from a height.
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* DiskOneFinalBoss: Dialogue between Darnay and his uncle suggest that the Marquis played a hand in the false charges of treason against Darnay at the beginning of the book.
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* HateSink: Completely vile and sadistic, Darnay's uncle openly takes pride in how his family has a history of oppressing the lower class and expresses disdain at how recent laws have limited their ability to do so.
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* HateSink: Completely vile and sadistic, Darnay's uncle openly takes pride in how his family has a history of oppressing the lower class and expresses disdain at how recent laws have limited their ability to do so. He's also suggested to be the mastermind behind Darnay's false treason charges against the English crown and that he would have had him extradited to be imprisoned in the Bastille if he were still in favor with the French Imperial Court simply to protect the family honor.
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* AssholeVictim: The Marquis St. Evrémonde is murdered in his sleep by the father of a child he ran over with his carriage.
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* HateSink: Completely vile and sadistic, Darnay's uncle openly takes pride in how his family has a history of oppressing the lower class and expresses disdain at how recent laws have limited their ability to do so.
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* BigBad: Both are leading figures in the revolution and seek bloody revenge against the Evrémondes.
* DisneyVillainDeath: While wrestling with Miss Pross, her gun accidentally discharges and kills her.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Plans to murder both Lucie and her daughter simply for being the wife and child of a Evrémonde.
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* MamaBear: Fights off Madame Defarge when she arrives to kill both Lucie and her child.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Is this with Dr. Manette.
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* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: The eighteenth century version of this trope (his name is "Jarvis," for god's sake).
* SoulCrushingDeskJob: Averted; he legitimately loves working for Tellson's Bank.
* SoulCrushingDeskJob: Averted; he legitimately loves working for Tellson's Bank.
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* EnglishRose: Well, half-French, but she fits the trope overall.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A HeadTurningBeauty and a very nice person, which leads to Darnay, Carton and Stryver all falling for her in short order.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A HeadTurningBeauty and a very nice person, which leads to Darnay, Carton and Stryver all falling for her in short order.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Make no mistake, these guys are ''terrible'' people--they behave sadistically towards their tenants seemingly for the fun of it.
** Disturbingly, as much of an asshole as Darnay's father is, it's pretty much universally agreed among the peasants that his younger brother--Darnay's uncle--is substantially worse.
* OldMoney: They're part of the landed gentry of France and live in a chateau.
** Disturbingly, as much of an asshole as Darnay's father is, it's pretty much universally agreed among the peasants that his younger brother--Darnay's uncle--is substantially worse.
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* CreatureOfHabit: To the point where he seems to have been wearing the same brown suit every day of his life.
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* Sidekick: Is the thug-like aide to the genteel English banker Mr. Lorry.
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* Sidekick: {{Sidekick}}: Is the thug-like aide to the genteel English banker Mr. Lorry.
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* Foil: To Carton.
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* Foil: {{Foil}}: To Carton.
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* SelectiveObliviousness: Despite all evidence to the contrary, she refuses to believe that her brother Solomon is anything but a good yet misunderstood man. [[Spoiler: She changes her tune when she realises he's become a spy.]]
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* SelectiveObliviousness: Despite all evidence to the contrary, she refuses to believe that her brother Solomon is anything but a good yet misunderstood man. [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: She changes her tune when she realises he's become a spy.]]
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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: While Madame Defarge's hatred for the Evrémonde brothers may be entirely justified, she becomes increasingly deranged over the course of the story and attempts to commit genuinely appalling acts against people who did not personally harm her in any way.
* ItsPersonal: Both Ernest and Thérèse have reasons for deeply hating the Evrémondes in particular: they [[spoiler: dishonored and murdered Thérèse family, and threw Dr. Manette--for whom Ernest worked as a teenager--into the Bastille for attempting to report them for their crimes.]]
* ItsPersonal: Both Ernest and Thérèse have reasons for deeply hating the Evrémondes in particular: they [[spoiler: dishonored and murdered Thérèse family, and threw Dr. Manette--for whom Ernest worked as a teenager--into the Bastille for attempting to report them for their crimes.]]
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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: While Madame Defarge's hatred for the Evrémonde brothers may be entirely justified, she becomes it leads her to commit increasingly deranged over the course of the story and attempts to commit genuinely appalling acts against people who did not personally harm her in any way.
* ItsPersonal: Both Ernest and Thérèse have reasons for deeply hating the Evrémondes in particular: they [[spoiler: dishonored and murderedThérèse Thérèse's family, and threw Dr. Manette--for whom Ernest worked as a teenager--into the Bastille for attempting to report them for their crimes.]]
* ItsPersonal: Both Ernest and Thérèse have reasons for deeply hating the Evrémondes in particular: they [[spoiler: dishonored and murdered
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!! Ernest and The´re´se Defarge
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* BrainsAndBrawn: Ernest Defarge is the brawn; The´re´se is the brains (although each has elements of the other).
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Madame Defarge ends up wanting to completely extinguish the Evremonde line by [[spoiler: murdering Lucie [[WouldHurtAChild and her daughter]]; her husband draws the line at killing children.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Madame Defarge ends up wanting to completely extinguish the Evremonde line by [[spoiler: murdering Lucie [[WouldHurtAChild and her daughter]]; her husband draws the line at killing children.]]
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* BrainsAndBrawn: Ernest Defarge is the brawn; The´re´se Thérèse is the brains (although each has elements of the other).
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Madame Defarge ends up wanting to completely extinguish theEvremonde Evrémonde line by [[spoiler: murdering Lucie [[WouldHurtAChild and her daughter]]; her husband draws the line at killing children.]]
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* ItsPersonal: Both Ernest and The´re&cutese have reasons for deeply hating the Evremondes in particular: they [[spoiler: dishonored and murdered The´re&cutese's family, and threw Dr. Manette--for whom Ernest worked as a teenager--into the Bastille for attempting to report them for their crimes.]]
* ItsPersonal: Both Ernest and The´re&cutese have reasons for deeply hating the Evremondes in particular: they [[spoiler: dishonored and murdered The´re&cutese's family, and threw Dr. Manette--for whom Ernest worked as a teenager--into the Bastille for attempting to report them for their crimes.]]
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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: While Madame Defarge's hatred for the Evremonde Evrémonde brothers may be entirely justified, she becomes increasingly deranged over the course of the story and attempts to commit genuinely appalling acts against people who did not personally harm her in any way.
* ItsPersonal: Both Ernest andThe´re&cutese Thérèse have reasons for deeply hating the Evremondes Evrémondes in particular: they [[spoiler: dishonored and murdered The´re&cutese's Thérèse family, and threw Dr. Manette--for whom Ernest worked as a teenager--into the Bastille for attempting to report them for their crimes.]]
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* TheChessmaster: Just when there seems to be no hope, he manages to put together a complicated plan to free Darnay--[[spoiler: although it involves sacrificing himself.]]
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* TheChessmaster: Just when there seems to be no hope, he manages to put together a complicated plan to free Darnay--[[spoiler: although Darnay--[[spoiler:although it involves sacrificing himself.]]
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* ItsPersonal: Both Ernest and Thér´se The´re&cutese have reasons for deeply hating the Evremondes in particular: they [[spoiler: dishonored and murdered Thér´se's The´re&cutese's family, and threw Dr. Manette--for whom Ernest worked as a teenager--into the Bastille for attempting to report them for their crimes.]]
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* Jerkass: Make no mistake, these guys are ''terrible'' people--they behave sadistically towards their tenants seemingly for the fun of it. Even more disturbingly, as bad as Darnay's father is, his younger brother--Darnay's uncle--is universally agreed to be even worse.
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* Jerkass: {{Jerkass}}: Make no mistake, these guys are ''terrible'' people--they behave sadistically towards their tenants seemingly for the fun of it. Even more disturbingly, it.
** Disturbingly, asbad much of an asshole as Darnay's father is, it's pretty much universally agreed among the peasants that his younger brother--Darnay's uncle--is universally agreed to be even substantially worse.
** Disturbingly, as
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* BrainwashResidue: When overly stressed, he tends to fall into [[DeathOfPersonality the shoemaker routine]] that he established during his imprisonment due to SanitySlippage.
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* LoserProtagonist: While he's very smart and--given hisresemblance to Darnay--he seems to be good-looking, he's unrecognized for his skill as a lawyer, his romantic life is nonexistent and he's an alcoholic.
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* LoserProtagonist: While he's very smart and--given hisresemblance his resemblance to Darnay--he seems to be good-looking, he's unrecognized for his skill as a lawyer, his romantic life is nonexistent and he's an alcoholic.
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* BlindedByRage: Applies to Madame Defarge in particular, who becomes more and more of a revolutionary extremist as the book progresses.
* BrainsAndBrawn: Ernest Defarge is the brawn; Thérése is the brains (although each has elements of the other).
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Madame Defarge ends up wanting to completely extinguish the Evremonde line by [[spoiler: murdering Lucie [[WouldHurtAChild and her daughter]]; her husband draws the line at killing children.]]
* FamilyHonor: The reason for Madame Defarge's RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the Darnays is that [[spoiler: her father and brother were killed by Charles' father and uncle, with her sister also dying as a direct result of their actions.]]
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: While Madame Defarge's hatred for the Evremonde brothers may be entirely justified, she becomes increasingly deranged over the course of the story and attempts to commit genuinely appalling acts against people who did not personally harm her in any way.
* ItsPersonal: Both Ernest and Thér´se have reasons for deeply hating the Evremondes in particular: they [[spoiler: dishonored and murdered Thér´se's family, and threw Dr. Manette--for whom Ernest worked as a teenager--into the Bastille for attempting to report them for their crimes.]]
* KnightTemplar: They think they are doing what is best for the lower classes in France; however, their ideals lead to their supporting the mass slaughter of innocent people.
* BrainsAndBrawn: Ernest Defarge is the brawn; Thérése is the brains (although each has elements of the other).
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Madame Defarge ends up wanting to completely extinguish the Evremonde line by [[spoiler: murdering Lucie [[WouldHurtAChild and her daughter]]; her husband draws the line at killing children.]]
* FamilyHonor: The reason for Madame Defarge's RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the Darnays is that [[spoiler: her father and brother were killed by Charles' father and uncle, with her sister also dying as a direct result of their actions.]]
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: While Madame Defarge's hatred for the Evremonde brothers may be entirely justified, she becomes increasingly deranged over the course of the story and attempts to commit genuinely appalling acts against people who did not personally harm her in any way.
* ItsPersonal: Both Ernest and Thér´se have reasons for deeply hating the Evremondes in particular: they [[spoiler: dishonored and murdered Thér´se's family, and threw Dr. Manette--for whom Ernest worked as a teenager--into the Bastille for attempting to report them for their crimes.]]
* KnightTemplar: They think they are doing what is best for the lower classes in France; however, their ideals lead to their supporting the mass slaughter of innocent people.
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* TheCaretaker: Has functioned as a ParentalSubstitute for Lucie since the latter was five years old.
* DoesNotLikeMen: Well, some men, at least--the men who arrive at her house looking for Lucie's hand in marriage, all of whom she deems unsuitable.
* PatrioticFervor: Is very proud of being English and dislikes France, a trait she shares with Jerry Cruncher (which leads to their forming an OddCouple of sorts at the end of the book).
* SelectiveObliviousness: Despite all evidence to the contrary, she refuses to believe that her brother Solomon is anything but a good yet misunderstood man. [[Spoiler: She changes her tune when she realises he's become a spy.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Lucie.
* DoesNotLikeMen: Well, some men, at least--the men who arrive at her house looking for Lucie's hand in marriage, all of whom she deems unsuitable.
* PatrioticFervor: Is very proud of being English and dislikes France, a trait she shares with Jerry Cruncher (which leads to their forming an OddCouple of sorts at the end of the book).
* SelectiveObliviousness: Despite all evidence to the contrary, she refuses to believe that her brother Solomon is anything but a good yet misunderstood man. [[Spoiler: She changes her tune when she realises he's become a spy.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Lucie.
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* DomesticAbuse: He's violent towards his wife. Lorry calls him out for this at the end of the book.
* FunetikAksent: The way his dialogue is written makes it ''very'' clear that he's a Cockney.
* IWorkAlone: He doesn't want his wife or son coming with him when he's grave robbing (for fairly obvious reasons).
* Sidekick: Is the thug-like aide to the genteel English banker Mr. Lorry.
* FunetikAksent: The way his dialogue is written makes it ''very'' clear that he's a Cockney.
* IWorkAlone: He doesn't want his wife or son coming with him when he's grave robbing (for fairly obvious reasons).
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: He's this to Lucie. However, she's too nice to tell him what an ass he is, so the task eventually falls onto Mr. Lorry (who seems to enjoy doing it).
* Foil: To Carton.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Being partners with him certainly doesn't help Carton's neuroses.
* Foil: To Carton.
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* BrainwashResidue: When overly stressed, he tends to fall into his shoemaker routine.
* DeathOfPersonality: During his imprisonment, SanitySlippage leads him to assume an alternate identity as a shoemaker.
* DeathOfPersonality: During his imprisonment, SanitySlippage leads him to assume an alternate identity as a shoemaker.
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* BrainwashResidue: When overly stressed, he tends to fall into his [[Death OfPersonalitythe shoemaker routine.
* DeathOfPersonality: Duringroutine]] that he established during his imprisonment, SanitySlippage leads him imprisonment due to assume an alternate identity as a shoemaker.SanitySlippage.
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* HometownNickname: He's often referred to as the "Doctor of Beauvais" (Beauvais being a town north of Paris on the road to Calais).
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* HometownNickname: He's often frequently referred to as the "Doctor of Beauvais" (Beauvais being a town north of Paris on the road to Calais).
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* HonorBeforeReason: Goes to Revolution-era France in attempt to help out an old family servant. A bit of critical thinking could have told him that ''that's not a good idea.''
* NiceGuy: He's affable and cares about his adoptive family.
* NobleProfession: In London, he works as a French tutor.
* ShedTheFamilyName: Does this (and renounces his inheritance) to avoid association with the misdeeds of his BlueBlood father and uncle.
* NiceGuy: He's affable and cares about his adoptive family.
* NobleProfession: In London, he works as a French tutor.
* ShedTheFamilyName: Does this (and renounces his inheritance) to avoid association with the misdeeds of his BlueBlood father and uncle.
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* AdultFear: Rather understandably, when her husband is sitting on death row and her daughter becomes increasingly endangered due to her connection to him.
* AllLovingHeroine: Treats others--including those who are actively antagonistic towards her--with as much respect as possible.
* EnglishRose: Well, half-French, but she fits the trope overall.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A HeadTurningBeauty and a very nice person, which leads to Darnay, Carton and Stryver all falling for her in short order.
* TheIngenue: She's a WideEyedIdealist who believes that anybody can be reformed through kindness. Madame Defarge doesn't buy into this at all, and treats her coldly.
* ProperLady: Falls squarely into the Victorian ideal of the perfect woman. While we regularly see her effect on the other characters, we rarely know what she is thinking herself. This has the unfortunate side effect of making her somewhat difficult to relate to for more modern readers.
* AllLovingHeroine: Treats others--including those who are actively antagonistic towards her--with as much respect as possible.
* EnglishRose: Well, half-French, but she fits the trope overall.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A HeadTurningBeauty and a very nice person, which leads to Darnay, Carton and Stryver all falling for her in short order.
* TheIngenue: She's a WideEyedIdealist who believes that anybody can be reformed through kindness. Madame Defarge doesn't buy into this at all, and treats her coldly.
* ProperLady: Falls squarely into the Victorian ideal of the perfect woman. While we regularly see her effect on the other characters, we rarely know what she is thinking herself. This has the unfortunate side effect of making her somewhat difficult to relate to for more modern readers.
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* TheChessmaster: Just when there seems to be no hope, he manages to put together a complicated plan to free Darnay--[[spoiler: although it involves sacrificing himself.]]
* TheCynic: He's very much this.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: He finds one when he meets Lucie.
* FunctionalAddict: His work seems to improve when he's drunk, although his personal life suffers massively.
* HonoraryUncle: Becomes this to Charles and Lucie's daughter, Little Lucie, who apparently greatly enjoys his company.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's snarky and often outright antagonistic, but is a good guy deep down. Spending time with Lucie helps him to get in touch with that side of himself.
* LoserProtagonist: While he's very smart and--given hisresemblance to Darnay--he seems to be good-looking, he's unrecognized for his skill as a lawyer, his romantic life is nonexistent and he's an alcoholic.
* TheCynic: He's very much this.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: He finds one when he meets Lucie.
* FunctionalAddict: His work seems to improve when he's drunk, although his personal life suffers massively.
* HonoraryUncle: Becomes this to Charles and Lucie's daughter, Little Lucie, who apparently greatly enjoys his company.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's snarky and often outright antagonistic, but is a good guy deep down. Spending time with Lucie helps him to get in touch with that side of himself.
* LoserProtagonist: While he's very smart and--given hisresemblance to Darnay--he seems to be good-looking, he's unrecognized for his skill as a lawyer, his romantic life is nonexistent and he's an alcoholic.
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!! Jarvis Lorry
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* CreatureOfHabit: To the point where he seems to have been wearing the same brown suit every day of his life.
* CoolOldGuy: He's willing to break out of his usual routines to help out his friends, and is able to maintain a cool head in the face of severe danger.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Is this with Dr. Manette.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: He could hardly have picked a worse way to tell Lucie that her father is actually alive. When she goes into a state of shock from the news, he becomes extremely flustered.
* InsistentTerminology: Constantly refers to himself as a "man of business."
* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: The eighteenth century version of this trope (his name is "Jarvis," for god's sake).
* SoulCrushingDeskJob: Averted; he legitimately loves working for Tellson's Bank.
* StiffUpperLip: He rarely shows strong emotion, even when he's stressed.
* TeamDad: He basically functions as this for the entire Manette-Darnay unit, even though he's not officially part of the family.
* TinMan: At the beginning of the book, he tries to conceal his fatherly affection for Lucie, claiming to be a representative of Tellson's Bank and nothing more. (He doesn't pull it off too well.)
!! Alexandre Manette
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* BackportedDevelopment: The [[OriginsEpisode unveiling of the letter]] he wrote in prison gives him a [[BackstoryHorror previously unknown backstory.]]
* BrainwashResidue: When overly stressed, he tends to fall into his shoemaker routine.
* DeathOfPersonality: During his imprisonment, SanitySlippage leads him to assume an alternate identity as a shoemaker.
* DemotedToExtra: Many of his key scenes are cut in the adaptations that shift the focus to Carton, often resulting in [[AdaptationalWimp Adaptational Wimpiness.]]
* HometownNickname: He's often referred to as the "Doctor of Beauvais" (Beauvais being a town north of Paris on the road to Calais).
* InspirationalMartyr: His status as this to the revolutionaries means that he's able to prevent Darnay's execution [[spoiler: (at least, until his letter is uncovered).]]
* TraumaButton: Being reminded of his time in prison and the circumstances that led to it.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's described as looking like a haggard, grey-haired old man when Lucie sees him for he first time, though he's probably only in his forties.
!! Charles Darnay
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!! Lucie Manette
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!! Sydney Carton
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!! The Defarges
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!! Miss Pross
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!! Jerry Cruncher
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!! Stryver
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!! The Evremonde Brothers
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* CreatureOfHabit: To the point where he seems to have been wearing the same brown suit every day of his life.
* CoolOldGuy: He's willing to break out of his usual routines to help out his friends, and is able to maintain a cool head in the face of severe danger.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Is this with Dr. Manette.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: He could hardly have picked a worse way to tell Lucie that her father is actually alive. When she goes into a state of shock from the news, he becomes extremely flustered.
* InsistentTerminology: Constantly refers to himself as a "man of business."
* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: The eighteenth century version of this trope (his name is "Jarvis," for god's sake).
* SoulCrushingDeskJob: Averted; he legitimately loves working for Tellson's Bank.
* StiffUpperLip: He rarely shows strong emotion, even when he's stressed.
* TeamDad: He basically functions as this for the entire Manette-Darnay unit, even though he's not officially part of the family.
* TinMan: At the beginning of the book, he tries to conceal his fatherly affection for Lucie, claiming to be a representative of Tellson's Bank and nothing more. (He doesn't pull it off too well.)
!! Alexandre Manette
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* BackportedDevelopment: The [[OriginsEpisode unveiling of the letter]] he wrote in prison gives him a [[BackstoryHorror previously unknown backstory.]]
* BrainwashResidue: When overly stressed, he tends to fall into his shoemaker routine.
* DeathOfPersonality: During his imprisonment, SanitySlippage leads him to assume an alternate identity as a shoemaker.
* DemotedToExtra: Many of his key scenes are cut in the adaptations that shift the focus to Carton, often resulting in [[AdaptationalWimp Adaptational Wimpiness.]]
* HometownNickname: He's often referred to as the "Doctor of Beauvais" (Beauvais being a town north of Paris on the road to Calais).
* InspirationalMartyr: His status as this to the revolutionaries means that he's able to prevent Darnay's execution [[spoiler: (at least, until his letter is uncovered).]]
* TraumaButton: Being reminded of his time in prison and the circumstances that led to it.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's described as looking like a haggard, grey-haired old man when Lucie sees him for he first time, though he's probably only in his forties.
!! Charles Darnay
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!! Lucie Manette
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!! Sydney Carton
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!! The Defarges
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!! Miss Pross
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!! Jerry Cruncher
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!! Stryver
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!! The Evremonde Brothers
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