Tale of Two Cities Lecture Notes

·         Dickens wrote and played a part in amateur play  “The Frozen Deep”

                          -plot line and characters similar to Tale of Two Cities

·         Cheated on his wife with Ellen

                           -Ellen similar to Lucy

·         Dickens warns society by mentioning a revolution

·         Novel initially published in monthly parts

                            -concerned with building suspense for readers

·         Dickens would write as he though; no formal plan

·         Fascinated by London’s poverty, loved Paris