Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from A Tale of Two Cities

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

London - One of the two cities where the book takes place and where the Manettes and Darnay make their home after they are persecuted in France.

Paris - This is a scene of a violent and brutal revolution that wreaks havoc on the lives of the book's main characters.

The guillotine - This is the violent revolutionaries' method of choice for executions.

One Hundred Five, North Tower - Dr. Manette is imprisoned in this cell.

Shoemaker's bench & tools - Dr. Manette comforts himself with these when he reverts back to his...
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