Troubled: A Tale of Two Cities

The complications in Charles Darnay's life reflect that of societies immediate conditions. In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens reveals the instability of France and England. While encountering numerous trials Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton must also live through the romance similar to that of Romeo and Juliet. <Tab/>"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" (Dickens). The central conflict of the novel revolves around …

…accepted the fact of where he came from and moved on with life, and as for Sydney Carton, he gives up his life for another. The color red is a symbolism towards death, and the inhumanity that man had upon man. Although, Darnay may have escaped, but many others had died before him. A Tale of Two cities is similar to the romance of Romeo and Juliet in ways that both cities ended up tragic.