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How Does Dickens Use Dramatic Irony In A Tale Of Two Cities

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Dickens uses dramatic irony, allusion, and imagery to create foreshadowing in chapter 3 book 3. Dickens uses dramatic irony, allusion, and imagery to foreshadow a plan to kill someone in the book. Dickens uses dramatic irony to foreshadow someone’s death. According to page 275 “Will you accompany me, said Mr. Lorry joyfully relieved after reading the note out loud, quotation mark to wear his wife resides? “Yes”returned Defarge.” this quote resembles dramatic irony because Mr. Lorry is asking Defarge to come with him to see Lucy and give Lucie the note from Darnay what we asked the audience know that the characters don’t know is that the Defarges just want to kill Lucy. Mr. Lorry doesn’t know that therefore he thinks it is a good idea to bring the Defarges. This foreshadows that the Defarges just want to kill Lucie. This is for shadow because the characters don’t know this yet and you’re manic irony is a form of foreshadowing. …show more content…

According to page 277, “The shadow attendant on Madame Defarge and her party seemed to fall so threatening and dark on the child, that her mother instinctively kneeled on the ground beside her, and held her to her breast. The shadow attendant on Madame Defarge and her party seemed then to fall, threatening and dark, on both the mother and the child.” This quote shows us insight on what Madame Defarge is like. Madame Defarge is a very cold and driven person. She goes against the social norms of women in the 18th century. She is the opposite of Lucie. This helps us foreshadow how Madame Defarge would be the kind of person to plan an attack against Lucie. Therefore this perfectly foreshadows the plan that the Defrages are planning against

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