English TOTC Book the Second Part 2 Flashcards
What is Marquis’ first stop
Road mender
What does the sunset and “crimson” at the beginning of ch. 8 represent
Red glow foreshadows the murder of Marquis, and the red on his hands is the blood on his hands from murdering Gaspard’s son
What does the road mender tell Marquis
A “tall” man was hanging from his carriage
What does Marquis respond to the mender
To find him and bring him to Marquis for punishment
What is the second stop on Marquis’ journey
A widowed woman asking for a gravestone for her husband, whom she can’t differentiate from the other deceased. She also fears this will be her when she died.
Who does Marquis say he is awaiting
Monsieur Charles, Darnay
What’s a gorgon
A stone statue
What is Marquis’ chateau like
Completely storm, likely cause Marquis has a heart if stone
What is the relation of Marquis and darnay
Marquis is darnay’s uncle, so darnay is french. Marquis is his dead fathers twin
What is Marquis feeling at night
Paranoid after mender spoke of tall man. Demands the blinds open, shut, and the outdoors checked.
How is Darnay’s arrival
Awkward exchange, no hand shaking or contact.
What does Marquis complain bout to darnay
Says France is “Changing for the worst,” he can no longer abuse his vassals but he still does
What does darnay say about the family name
“Our name is to be more detested than any name in France”. Name represents fear and slavery among the people
Says “we have done wrong”
How does Marquis believe in controlling his subjects
Repression
What was Darnay’s moms dying wish, and what does he do because if it
To fix the mistakes of the family. He “renounce[s] them”
What does Marquis eerily know about
The Marquettes, Lucie and the Dr.
