Love In A Tale Of Two Cities

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“The best feeling in the world is loving someone. The worst feeling is not being loved back” (unknown). In the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, the character Sydney Carton strives to be honest about his love for Lucie Manette, but she doesn’t return his love. Sydney used to think that his life was wasted until he met Lucie. She was so attractive that Carton wanted her. He couldn’t own her, but he made a promise to do anything for her happiness. Sydney's love for Lucie is so powerful because he is willing to give up his time and his life for her. Carton asks Darnay if he can come and visit. Later Sydney saves the Manette’s from a trap set by Madame Defarge. And finally, he gives his life for Darnay. Love can inspire people to be better because of the person they love.
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Hearing that Darnay is suffering in the Bastille. Carton remembered his promise to Lucie that he would do anything for her happiness or whoever she loves. He knew the guard who was outside of the jail room of Darnay, and the day of his execution he came and switched places with Darnay. As the wagon was going through the crowd and to the national razor. After the execution of fake Darnay, this is what people said “They said of him, about the city that night, that it was the peaceful man’s ever behind there” (Dickens 366). This shows that after the execution of Charles(Sydney) he died with different attitude than anyone else. This is because he knew that he was doing this for Lucie, which he loves so dearly. Carton was so in Love that he would give up his life her love. Since he made a promise he had to be committed to it. But this also shows that he really loved her, even though Lucie didn’t marry him he was very dedicated to his love and his promise. When someone is willing to give up there life for someone they love, that is called true

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