Tale Of Two Cities Chapters 7-9

Robby Treadwell

11/6/12

Chapters 7-9

Period 4

Summary: In the beginning we meet Monseigneur who is a great lord in the royal court. Then a carriage runs over a child and kills him. Then Marquis Evremonde serves as a lord in a small village with very poor people. Then we find out that Charles Darnay is the nephew of Marquis and they have been doing harsh things to people. Marquis is found dead in the morning with a knife in him that has a note attached. 

Quotation: “Drive him fast to his tomb. This, from Jacques.”

Quotation Significance: This is what was on the note which was on the knife that was in Marquis. Jacques obviously killed him and did a good deed for all the harsh things that Marquis has done. He also says get him out of here as soon as possible. 

Reflection: These chapters seemed sort of random to the story for me. Its like we meet two brand new characters in the first chapter and where are the other main characters. We meet Marquis who is actually doing bad things and was punished by Jacques for doing them. When we read about how Monseigneur is praised it tells a lot about the society that they were living in and that they love their leaders and are patriotically. This book just seems to get more and more confusing for me and it is hard for me to pay attention to.

Discussion Question: Where are Sidney Carton, Lucie, and Lorry in these chapters.