A Tale of Two Cities

Questions/Answers
Q1)
Answer: Emigrants are considered traitors because they have left France to avoid being lawfully
prosecuted for their crimes against the people—that is, their oppression and inhumane
treatment of them. Their property is confiscated if they have left it behind. In their point of
view, they think that they have left their country and left their citizens to rot and suffer
without guidance, support, and medical help.
Q2)
Answer: Darnay is not successful in convincing Mr. Defarge to help him out but since he holds
some sympathy, he asks Darnay why is he here and didn’t he know that it is the age of the
Guillotine? But, like his wife, Defarge holds no compassion for the aristocrats and the betrayers.
And says: "My duty is to my country and the People. I am the sworn servant of both, against
you. I will do nothing for you."
Q3)
Answer: Tellson's Bank has branches in both London and Paris. The Paris branch is now located
in the wing of a mansion that once belonged to a powerful member of the nobility. For this
reason, the bank looks out onto a courtyard in which orange trees grow and the walls inside are
decorated with plaster figures, such as the cupid over the counter that seems to be aiming his
bow at the people doing business there. This and other features of the bank would not be
acceptable in the English branch, which, like Mr. Jarvis Lorry himself, is expected to be staid
and proper. In short, what is acceptable in France would be considered unprofessional in
England. In France, people still leave their money with the bank, but in England such
surroundings would shake people's confidence.