Places Flashcards
Bastille
What is this place?
A Tale of Two Cities, the ‘Bastille’ is the name of an infamous prison in Paris, France.
Chateau
What is this place?
In A Tale of Two Cities, the ‘chauteau’ is the home of the Monseigneur. ‘Chateau’ is a French castle or large country home in which the wealthy and aristocratic families lived. Monseigneur, who was also known as the Marquis St. Evremonde, lived in the chateau.
Tellsons Bank
What is this place?
Where Jarvis Lorry works. Located in London
Guillotine
What is this place?
The guillotine, a machine designed to behead its victims, is one of the enduring symbols of the French Revolution. In Tale of Two Cities, the guillotine symbolizes how revolutionary chaos gets institutionalized. With the guillotine, killing becomes emotionless and automatic, and human life becomes cheap.
Soho
What is this place?
In A Tale of Two Cities, ‘Soho’ refers to a location in England. It is part of Westminster, which is in the West End of London. Soho dates back to about the late 17th century and was seen as a popular place of residence for the wealthy and aristocracy of London through the 18th century.
Stryvers office
What is this place?
Located in London
Defarges Wine shop
What is this place?
A place where the revolutionaries were known as “Jacques” Plot and listened to people. Madame Defarge is seen knitting here. Also where Dr Manette was kept after being released from prison.
St. Antoine
What is this place?
The economically-depressed center of the imminent political revolution, the urban slum of St. Antoine, near the dreaded Bastlle, is a contrast to areas of eighteenth-century London that are crucial to the action: the Old Bailey, Tellson’s Bank near Temple Bar, and Doctor Manette’s house in then-suburban Soho.
Dover road
What is this place?
road connecting dover and London. Seen early in the book with the train scene
Old Bailey
What is this place?
In A Tale of Two Cities, the ‘Old Bailey’ is a courthouse in London, England, where some of the action of the story occurs.
La Force
What is this place?
In A Tale of Two Cities, ‘La Force’ is a prison. It was originally a hotel which was converted into a prison that was meant to house debtors. Where his dad was put when dickens was young
Conciergerie
the Conciergerie a prison in the Palais de Justice where many prisoners sentenced to die by the guillotine spent their last days. Where Darnay was before being sent to guillotine
