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Connections to Biblical “Things” and Places

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Connections to Biblical “Things” and Places

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The connections to Biblical things and places allows a reader to understand the hardships the people of France and England were facing. It also showed the amount of education and scientific discovery these people were living in, as often times they explained things through the supernatural.

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The biblical numbers throughout Dickens’ novel allows for an understanding of both hardships and hope. The idea of using these numbers allows us to understand a deeper meaning of the book, and the use of the Bible along with the book allows readers to connect the book back to their own lives, even today.

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The references to people in the Bible throughout “A Tale of Two Cities” establish a connection with the reader that allows them to understand the characters more. By using references that people of the time understood, they could really get a deeper meaning of the book.

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The number 250 is related to light in the Bible, and it’s the number of revolutionaries that were at the burning of the Chateau.

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Forty is a biblical number representing hard times. (Jesus resisting temptation, it rained 40 days and nights on Noah’s ark). The gallows are forty feet high and the fire at the chateau is also forty feet high. The biblical meaning of the number shows how the gallows are affecting the town by bringing the revolution to it, and how the nobles are receiving hardship because how they harmed the peasants.

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The jacquerie is related to both Angels and Demons, which shows how their ideas for the revolution are not completely correct and kind.

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Yellow=A connection to a person
Blue=A connection to a number
Green=A connection to a thing or place

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Monseigneur twists himself into the one saying the things in the Bible, rather than God, which shows his twisted, devilish intentions to make others see him as God.

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The people who go to the court to watch Darnay put on trial in England for being a traitor are seen as “blue-flies,” and flies are a plague and disease that can bring harm to innocent people in the Bible.

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Darnay is often portrayed as very religious and faithful throughout the novel. He prays and thanks God frequently. Here is one of the examples of him doing this:

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Although not necessarily a Christian Bible reference, Madame Defarge is seen as being related to the Ancient Greek mythology/religion with the Fates. Although there are no direct quotes, the fates were associated with death, vengeance, and also knitting, a common hobby of Madame Defarge’s.

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John Barsad is directly told as being similar to Judas in the Bible, who is the apostle that is known for betraying Jesus at the last supper. This is a reference to how John Barsad is a traitor and a spy.

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It is shown how man-made creation and imperfections will get you killed and sent to hell. (Reign of Terror and the Guillotine, etc.)

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Humans often have touches with the supernatural in phases, like how the mender of roads was “born” from dust and how he will die in dust. Also, there is another spectre reference in this paragraph!

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Here is another reference to a “spectre.”

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Spirits and supernatural forces are often referenced in a Tale of Two Cities. This book was written before many modern scientific discoveries had been made, and therefore many things were described as supernatural.

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There is a loss of faith in a Tale of Two Cities when the revolution turns dark and filled with revenge. Besides the attached quote, another quote that shows this is, “Towers of the churches where no prayers are said.”

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Four Horsemen of the apocalypse and other 4s

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Four Horsemen of the apocalypse and other 4s

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Four revolutionaries came to burn the chateau, and this connects to the four horsemen of the apocalypse and represents destruction and the end of the world. In this book, the end of the world is more closely related to the end of nobility. Four men were also used to bring Monseigneur’s chocolate.

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3 in the Bible is used to represent wholeness, and is also referenced as the father, son, and Holy Spirit.

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There were 6 tumbrils heading to the Guillotine one day, and 6 is a number of sin.

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“I am the Resurrection and the Life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.” This is said by Carton right before he is executed by guillotine for Darnay.

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22 is a number of God and also disorganization. 23 can mean spiritual revelations, which is fitting that Carton is the 23rd to be executed, as he changed his life from being a narcissistic alcoholic to sacrificing his life for someone who married someone he loved (Darnay.)

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Dr. Manette writes a letter on the last day of 1767, and there are a lot of additional references to “Last Days” such as Darnay’s death day.

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The three stone “faces” on the chateau, along with a reference to a cross coming down, shows Monseigneur’s carelessness towards God and how he may be “worshipping false idols,” which is a sin.

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The guillotine is operated by “the strong man of the Old Scripture,” which is a reference to Samson. That may be due to the fact that the person that operated the guillotine must be mentally and physically strong. Also, Samson kills many people, just like the guillotine.

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The coachmen swears on the Bible, or the two testaments, which shows the importance of the Bible and God to these characters.

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Darnay’s cell in La Force is 4.5*5 paces, which is 22.5.
The two psalms that may be connected to this are 23 and 22.

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Lucy is seen as a figure of heaven; an angel to Dr. Manette.

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Monseigneur is seen as a more devilish God

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Monseigneur is seen as a more devilish God

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Monseigneur, described as the “Holiest of Holiest,” is worshipped nearly as a pagan God.

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In this scene, the ways people torture and kill prisoners and the old Bailey are seen as hellish and cruel.

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Jerry Cruncher has the same initials as Jesus Christ, and he also is referred to as the “resurrection man.”

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The reference to 7 prisoners is similar to the 7 days in the Bible that it took God to create Earth.