The French Revolution, beginning in 1789, was fueled by the poor’s response to oppression. As uneasiness and tension rose between the aristocracy and the common people, so did thoughts of revolution. Seeing as the French Revolution caused a massive amount of bloodshed and discontent across Europe, inhumanity is prevalent in Dickens’ portrayal of not only the aristocracy, but also the Revolutionaries. In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens explores not only what makes one human, but what drives one to inhumanity. His examples of inhumanity are brilliantly placed within the actions of his characters, perhaps the most important character being Madame Defarge. Through her, the reader gains a new profound perspective on the general antagonist,
