Moments pages are Spoilers Off. You Have Been Warned.
- The repetition of "I am the resurrection and the life" as Sydney goes to his death can hit pretty hard.
- The Little Seamstress whose only crime was being employed by a noble and who will never see her cousin again, but goes to her death with dignity and grace. With a bit of Alternative Character Interpretation, the Seamstress recognizes the switch and knows that Sydney is sacrificing himself. At the end of their lives, they share companionship, love, and they bless each other.
- Madame Defarge's backstory. Her pregnant sister was raped by one of the Evremondes and died of mistreatment, taking the baby she was carrying with her, her brother and brother-in-law died defending her, and her father died of grief.
- "The Fellow of No Delicacy". In contrast with its preceding chapter "The Fellow of Delicacy" (Stryver's douchey attempt at wooing Lucie because she's hot and he's rich), Carton's hopeless declaration of love for Lucie, his obvious self-loathing, and promise to do anything for her and those she loves is heartbreaking.
- The conclusion, namely the scene where Sydney starts the Bavarian Fire Drill with Charles Darnay, so that they can trade places in prison, and to spare Darnay, he won't let him know what's going on. Darnay's utter despair, his growing confusion and how absolutely painfully sweet the scene can bring on the waterworks. It eventually leads into Sydney's execution, where he selflessly contemplates the life that Darnay will live with the woman they love and calmly submits to the guillotine.
