The utterance of Charles Darnay performs representative of telling. Charles Darnay tells Carton that it was madness. People had tried to
escape before. They have always failed.
g. Rejecting
1. The lawyer
: ‘Let me interrupt you for a moment. Did the prisoner come on to the ship alone?’
Miss Manette : ‘No.’ The lawyer
: ‘How many people were with him?’ page 22 The utterance of Miss Manette performs representative of rejecting. Miss
Manette rejects that the prisoner came on to the ship alone.
h. Affirming
1. Miss Manette : ‘It is better to be frightened, than to be uncertain about
the truth.’ Mr. Lorry
: ‘The man’s wife was going to have a baby. Before the child was born, she suffered a lot. She suffered because
she did not know what had happened to her husband. The child was born.’ page 4
The utterance of Miss Manette performs representative of affirming. Miss
Manette affirms that it is better to be frightened than to be uncertain about the truth of her parent’s story.
2. Charles Darnay : ‘We have been the cruellest noblemen. Our family
name is the most hated in France.’ The uncle
: ‘Let us hope so. If the poor people hate us, it means that they are afraid of us.’ page 42
The utterance of Charles Darnay performs representative of affirming.
Charles Darnay affirms that they have been the cruellest noblemen. Their family name is the most hated in France.
3. Charles Darnay : ‘They only obey us because they are so afraid.’
Marquis : ‘Fear and lack of wealth are the only things that keep
the poor people in their place.’ page 42
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The utterance of Charles Darnay performs representative of affirming. Charles Darnay affirms that the poor people only obey them because they
are so afraid. 4.
Charles Darnay : ‘Sir, we have done wrong. We have done a great deal of wrong. We have only cared about our own pleasure. I
hate your system. I shall continue to try and carry out my mother’s last wish. She asked me to fight against
these evils.’
The Marquis : ‘And meanwhile, how do you intend to live?’ page 42
The utterance of Charles Darnay performs representative of affirming. Charles Darnay affirms that they have done wrong. They have done a
great deal of wrong. They have only cared about their own pleasure. He hates his uncle system.
i. Explaining
