Basic+Summaries

Book One
 * Time of revolt/death/cruelty in France (Peak Before Revolution) (Comparing to England)
 * "RECALLED TO LIFE"- The messenger (Jerry Cruncher to Lorry)(Theme of resurrection)
 * Lucie finds out her father (Dr. Manette) is alive! (He is being recalled to life)
 * Lucie and Lorry travel to France where they meet the Defarge Family (Revolutionists-Madam Defarge is more cruel/vengeance whereas her husband is kinder)(Jaques)(Hiding Manette)(Contrasts Mr. Defarge and Lorry)
 * Recalled to Life? I can't say (Escaping to England)

Book Two
 * Tellson's is compared to England at the time, being “very small, very dark, very ugly, very incommodious.”
 * Jerry Cruncher is seen abusing his wife for "flopping" and provides evidence that he is participating in some type of illegal activities at night involving rust and mud
 * A prisoner called Darnay is at a court hearing where Lucie, Manette and Lorrie attend, Darnay is taken by Lucie. Lucie and Manette actually serve as witnesses against Darnay
 * Stryver and Carton are introduced, Carton is highly intelligent and saves the day, but acts very lazy and drunk
 * Carton remarks that “I am a disappointed drudge, sir. I care for no man on earth, and no man on earth cares for me", and he continues to drink. He also sees Darnay as who he could have been (Antithesis-es)
 * Stryver and Carton are both revealed to have feelings for Lucie, Stryver reveals he is very arrogant whereas Carton has no confidence and believes he doesn't deserve her
 * Carton truly believes Darnay is how he could have been. "Climbing to a high chamber in a well of houses, he threw himself down in his clothes on a neglected bed, and its pillow was wet with wasted tears". He cries in this chapter, signifying he is about to change some-how (Most likely for the better)
 * The Marquis is introduced (Charles Uncle), he represents the huge differences between the aristocracy and peasant classes, he is described with stony features for he cannot be changed, it is revealed how wicked and curl he is although he appears handsome, he also had something to do with Darnay's imprisonment
 * The Marquis is stabbed in the heart with a note from Jacques
 * Darnay, Styrver, and Carton all show their feelings for Lucie, Darnay seeks her hand from her father and tells him not to influence her decision, Stryver is heavily discouraged by Lorrie, and Carton claims he would give his life for Lucie
 * It is discovered that Jerry works as a "resurrection man" that digs up bodies for people who want to perform scientific experiments
 * Madame Defarge is knitting the names of all the people the revolutionaries are to kill, and includes Darnay's name which unsettles her husband
 * Lucie and Darnay get married and Darnay reveals his true identity which sends Dr. Manette into a shock, but he comes out of it on the 10th morning, Lorry and Mrs. Pross destroy his shoe making bench
 * A Noble named Foulon is brutally murdered by Madame Defarge and the revolutionaries, and she indicates that this "fun" has just begun, the revolutionaries blood-thirsty motives are descriptively shown, France is now in ruin

Book Three
 * Darnay travels to France to try and help Gaspard, unaware of how bad it has become, and he is immediately taken to La Force, he starts to regret his decision to save Gaspard, and admits to himself he probably wouldn't have come if he knew he would die/become imprisoned
 * Manette used his influence to free Darnay from the prison and he and the revolutionaries travel to the prison
 * Madame Defarge travels to Lucie's house and identifies her and her daughter, adding a shadow over Lucie's light, and adding them to the list to kill
 * Manette returns from the prison, highly confident and strong, the people feel sympathy for him and Darnary is acquitted
 * Lucie remains paranoid and afraid, Darnay is taken away once more
 * Carton switches places with Darnay, fully aware he is going to die/ drugs Darnay so he will not know
 * Carton redeems himself, being the last one to "resurrect"
 * Lucie, Lorry, Little Lucie, Darnay all escape from France