https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l Made with serendipity en-us 2020-02-27 14:02:45 UTC 2025-11-19 13:03:18 UTC hello@padlet.com 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/451357274 2020-02-27 14:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/451357274 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/451358829 The reference to 7 prisoners is similar to the 7 days in the Bible that it took God to create Earth.]]> 2020-02-27 14:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/451358829 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/451362760 Jerry Cruncher has the same initials as Jesus Christ, and he also is referred to as the “resurrection man.”]]> 2020-02-27 14:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/451362760 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/451365248 In this scene, the ways people torture and kill prisoners and the old Bailey are seen as hellish and cruel.]]> 2020-02-27 14:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/451365248 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/451366591 Monseigneur, described as the “Holiest of Holiest,” is worshipped nearly as a pagan God.]]> 2020-02-27 14:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/451366591 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/451368834 Lucy is seen as a figure of heaven; an angel to Dr. Manette.]]> 2020-02-27 14:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/451368834 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/451437941 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.]]> 2020-02-27 15:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/451437941 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/453629293 The coachmen swears on the Bible, or the two testaments, which shows the importance of the Bible and God to these characters.]]> 2020-03-03 14:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/453629293 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/453632028 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.]]> 2020-03-03 14:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/453632028 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/453635918 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.]]> 2020-03-03 14:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/453635918 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/453638475 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.]]> 2020-03-03 14:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/453638475 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/455738314 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.)]]> 2020-03-06 14:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/455738314 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/455753512 “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.]]> 2020-03-06 14:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/455753512 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/455802298 There were 6 tumbrils heading to the Guillotine one day, and 6 is a number of sin.]]> 2020-03-06 15:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/455802298 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456612802 3 in the Bible is used to represent wholeness, and is also referenced as the father, son, and Holy Spirit.]]> 2020-03-09 01:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456612802 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456614962 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.]]> 2020-03-09 01:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456614962 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456616423 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.”]]> 2020-03-09 01:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456616423 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456617715 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.]]> 2020-03-09 01:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456617715 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456618395 Here is another reference to a “spectre.”]]> 2020-03-09 01:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456618395 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456619145 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!]]> 2020-03-09 01:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456619145 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456620903 It is shown how man-made creation and imperfections will get you killed and sent to hell. (Reign of Terror and the Guillotine, etc.)]]> 2020-03-09 01:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456620903 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456622144 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.]]> 2020-03-09 01:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456622144 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456623784 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.]]> 2020-03-09 01:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456623784 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456628307 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:]]> 2020-03-09 01:54:09 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456628307 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456629610 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.]]> 2020-03-09 01:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456629610 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456630626 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.]]> 2020-03-09 02:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456630626 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456630987 Yellow=A connection to a person
Blue=A connection to a number
Green=A connection to a thing or place]]> 2020-03-09 02:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456630987 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456836945 The jacquerie is related to both Angels and Demons, which shows how their ideas for the revolution are not completely correct and kind.]]> 2020-03-09 12:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456836945 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456840221 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.]]> 2020-03-09 12:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456840221 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456844679 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.]]> 2020-03-09 12:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456844679 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456844773 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. ]]> 2020-03-09 12:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456844773 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456846364 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.]]> 2020-03-09 12:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456846364 4222310 https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456849169 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.]]> 2020-03-09 12:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/4222310/15gr4yt53t1l/wish/456849169