1. K – April 3

2. What does it mean, to you, to be recalled to life?
There are no wrong answers.
I will call on three people to answer (I will not call on the “usual” kids to answer so be prepared)
“I don’t know” isn’t a good enough answer

3. Anticipation Guide and Intro ppt
K: Manic Monday – April 3 3.
ATOTC
Anticipation Guide and Intro ppt 4.
Ch. 1& 2
packet 5.
Ch. 3 6.
Ch. 4&5 7.
Finish Book I

4. English IK

5. Charles Dickens (Charles Darney, eh????)
Personal Life
Family was lower middle class, father imprisoned for debt
Started working age 12, could not attend school for a while
Hard times made him determined to succeed
Started writing about what he knew-poor
Married with 10 children
Died while traveling for his writings- he would tour and do readings which ended up causing his health to dwindle.
Professional Life
Early: comic characters, gruesome villains, chatty narrators
Oliver Twist
A Christmas Carol
Middle and Late: much darker, attack specific social problems
Hard Times
Somewhat autobiographical
David Copperfield
Great Expectations
Historical
Barnaby Rudge
A Tale of Two Cities

6. French Revolution
Louis XVI (a 20 years old who was indecisive, inexperienced, and insecure) became King of France in 1775.
He had inherited France’s economic and social issues
The King’s rule was a poor.
The aristocracy (rich) was living on borrowed money and the labors (and taxes) of the lower classes. (Not taxed)
Maintained political control- “Divine Right”
The lower class consisted of tradesmen and laborers (farmers, etc.) (heavily taxed)

7. French Revolution Continued…
Political problems increased because the rich made laws
Because the aristocrats made the law, food riots broke out due to food shortages. Rainstorms and hail ruined the crops of 1788, leaving the poor people hungry.
Paris, in particular, was a crowded, densely populated city of poor people. The masses had no jobs and no money.
The general populace suffered from starvation, disease, and deprivation and were growing impatient for change, hence the revolution.

8. Reign of Terror and Violence (1793-1794)
A period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution
Incited by conflict between rival political factions and marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution". These groups often disagreed which led to more blood shed…
The death toll ranged in the tens of thousands, with 16,594 executed by the guillotine (2,639 in Paris) only.
In the end, the monarch ends when the king and queen are beheaded

9. Controversy France England Public worries over:
religious prophecies,
popular paranormal phenomena in the form of “the Cock-lane ghost,”
Robberies at night
People had to move their furniture if they went out of town
Your friend by day could be your enemy at night
France
There is a huge divide between upper and lower classes
Lower class are angered by:
Witnesses excessive spending and extreme violence
Envious of the American revolution
A trend that anticipates the creation of the guillotine.

10. Annotations Characterization Symbolism Themes Anaphora Paradox
Broken Wine Cask
Madam Defarge Knitting
Rose
Themes
Resurrection
Mistaken Identity
Never leaving behind imprisonment
Sacrifice is a necessity
Unconditional Love
Anaphora
Paradox

11. Annotations Paradox A statement that seems to contradict itself,
But reveals a deeper truth through contradiction.
EX. “Where there is no law, there is no freedom.” - John Locke
Anaphora
Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of a successive clause.
EX. “Look at Berlin, where Germans and Americans…
Look at Berlin, where the determination….
Look at Berlin, where the bullet holes…”- Barack Obama

12. Characters
Dr. Manette—Lucie’s father who was unjustly imprisoned for eighteen years in Paris. *Way to deal with stress is cobbling shoes, paces back and forth
Charles Darnay—Lucie’s husband, on stage coach at the beginning *Doppelganger, he claims mother’s maiden name for a mysterious reason
The Marquis St. Evermonde (The Monseigneur in the Country)— Cruel member of the French aristocracy and Charles Darnay’s uncle. 
The Monseigneur in town- person who throws the party and angers the Marquis St. Evermonde

13. Characters
Jarvis Lorry—Banker at Tellson’s Bank of London and a trusted friend of the Manettes. * Always talks about business
Jerry Cruncher—“odd job man” for Tellson’s and part-time grave robber. *Muddy boots, beats his wife (irony of an honest tradesman, has a second mysterious “job”)
Lucie Manette—Dr. Manette’s daughter and Charles Darnay’s wife. *Blonde (lock of hair), faints often
Miss Pross—Lucie’s servant who cared for Lucie during Dr. Manette’s imprisonment. *overbearing, like Nurse in R&J
Sydney Carton—Drunken lawyer who is extra smart (low self esteem, no credit, does not want it) *Crooked wig, leans on chair and looks at ceiling, paper thrower

14. And….
Mr. Stryver (Lion- makes the killing)—London trial (egotistical)lawyer who employed Sydney Carton (Jackal- eats the scraps). 
Ernest Defarge—Paris wine shop owner and former servant of Dr. Manette who is also a leader of the French Revolution. 
Madame Defarge—Wife of Ernest Defarge who “watches and knits.” She know more than she puts on. She has mysterious past that drives her purposes.
*Always knitting and has a rose The Jacques —Friends of the Defarges and a member of the French Revolution
*Code name for Revolutionist, Red and Blue hats

15. More…
Vengeance—Female friend of Madame Defarge and a bloodthirsty member of the French Revolution.  John Barsard- Asks a lot of questions at the wine shop, testifies, works under government, pseudonym**
Solomon Pross—Miss Pross’s long lost brother who works for Roger Cly   Roger Cly—English spy who testified against Charles Darnay in Darnay’s London trial.  Gabelle—The caretaker of the Evermonde estate. His imprisonment brings Charles Darnay back to Paris.  Gaspard—He was hung for killing Darnay’s uncle, the Marquis.

16. While reading, think about…
Can justice ever be achieved through revenge?
What is Justice?
What role does sacrifice play in love and revolution?
What is the difference between English and French governments at the time of this novel? What is Dickens trying to say by comparing the two?
What human qualities does Charles Dickens value in this novel?
What role does “family loyalty” play in this novel?

17. Connections
Dark Knight Rises- “He was the best of bats, he was the worst of bats”
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Star Trek
Beauty and the Beast
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Lada Gaga

18. Shmoop Video Intro