Mr. Defarge is the poster-boy for the revolution, but Madame Defarge is the true revolutionary. The power Madame Defarge has over Mr. Defarge is shown when Mr. Defarge is speaking about the registry to the other Jacques as he says, "Confide in Madame Defarge," (15, 179). Mr. Defarge telling the Jacques, his fellow revolutionaries, to trust in Madame Defarge for the registry portrays Mr. Defarge as a messenger between the Jacques and Madame Defarge.
a. Mr. Defarge loves to be involved with death or death related items to conquer his fear of death. Wine is often compared to blood and Mr. Defarge is the wine shop owner. Also, "Defarge and the rest bore him along; remained immovable close to him when he was got near his destination, and begun to be struck at from behind; remained immovable close to him when the long-gathering rain of stabs and blows fell heavy." (21, 229) Monsieur enjoyed remaining close and being directly involved with the death of the guard. But he is afraid of death because his wife is the one to "put her foot upon [the guard's] neck, and with her cruel knife- long ready- hewed off his head." (21, 229)
Mr. Defarge is the weak link in the Defarge’s relationship when it comes to the revolution. When the spy, Barsard, shows up at the Defarge’s wine shop Mr. Defarge acts nervous around him while his wife acts completely indifferent. “He was troubled, and his hand was not trustworthy. The spy would have been no spy if he had failed to see it, or to record it in his mind” (191). He gives away that they are part of the revolution because he was not as quick witted as his wife when it came to not acting toward the baiting words Barsard was offering.
Mr. Defarge is thirstier for blood than the Revolution’s success; he is selfish. Though he seemed to be the mastermind of the storming of the Bastille, Mr. Defarge became more interested in shedding blood than fighting for equality throughout France. After the revolutionaries had successfully taken control of Bastille, “Defarge of the wine shop was [with] his gun, grown doubly hot by the service of four fierce hours” (21, 196). Though the revolutionaries had already won their battle, Defarge was still killing, still feeling the hot rush of excitement as blood was shed.
Mr. Defarge is the poster-boy for the revolution, but Madame Defarge is the true revolutionary. The power Madame Defarge has over Mr. Defarge is shown when Mr. Defarge is speaking about the registry to the other Jacques as he says, "Confide in Madame Defarge," (15, 179). Mr. Defarge telling the Jacques, his fellow revolutionaries, to trust in Madame Defarge for the registry portrays Mr. Defarge as a messenger between the Jacques and Madame Defarge.
ReplyDeletea. Mr. Defarge loves to be involved with death or death related items to conquer his fear of death. Wine is often compared to blood and Mr. Defarge is the wine shop owner. Also, "Defarge and the rest bore him along; remained immovable close to him when he was got near his destination, and begun to be struck at from behind; remained immovable close to him when the long-gathering rain of stabs and blows fell heavy." (21, 229) Monsieur enjoyed remaining close and being directly involved with the death of the guard. But he is afraid of death because his wife is the one to "put her foot upon [the guard's] neck, and with her cruel knife- long ready- hewed off his head." (21, 229)
ReplyDeleteMr. Defarge is the weak link in the Defarge’s relationship when it comes to the revolution. When the spy, Barsard, shows up at the Defarge’s wine shop Mr. Defarge acts nervous around him while his wife acts completely indifferent. “He was troubled, and his hand was not trustworthy. The spy would have been no spy if he had failed to see it, or to record it in his mind” (191). He gives away that they are part of the revolution because he was not as quick witted as his wife when it came to not acting toward the baiting words Barsard was offering.
ReplyDeleteMr. Defarge is thirstier for blood than the Revolution’s success; he is selfish. Though he seemed to be the mastermind of the storming of the Bastille, Mr. Defarge became more interested in shedding blood than fighting for equality throughout France. After the revolutionaries had successfully taken control of Bastille, “Defarge of the wine shop was [with] his gun, grown doubly hot by the service of four fierce hours” (21, 196). Though the revolutionaries had already won their battle, Defarge was still killing, still feeling the hot rush of excitement as blood was shed.
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