Throughout time, love has led people to take daring risks and make impulsive decisions. This is evident in the works of Shakespeare, in Hallmark movies, and even in the Bible. In A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, the characters Doctor Manette, Charles Darnay, and Sydney Carton all impulsively conceal some aspect of themselves for the sake of Lucie Manette, whom they love. How are these characters’ morals shown through their deception and how do the nuances of their motives impact both Lucie and the novel? Doctor Manette took to shoemaking while he was imprisoned in the Bastille. After Lucie helped him return to humanity, Manette stopped his habit; however, when he was worried, he would return to his shoemaking. Because Manette
