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Madame Defarge

Madame Defarge. By Ana, Alissa, Annie, & Brittney. Quote.

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Madame Defarge

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  1. Madame Defarge By Ana, Alissa, Annie, & Brittney

  2. Quote “Madame Defarge, his wife, sat in the shop behind the counter as he came in. Madame Defarge was a stout woman of about his own age, with a watchful eye that seldom seemed to look at anything, a large hand heavily ringed, a steady face, strong features, and great composure of manner. There was a character about Madame Defarge, from which one might have predicated that she did not often make mistakes against herself in any of the reckonings over which she presided. Madame Defarge being sensitive to cold, was wrapped in fur, and had a quantity of bright shawl twined about her head, though not to the concealment of her large earrings. Her knitting was before her, but she had laid it down to pick her teeth with a toothpick. Thus engaged, with her right elbow supported by her left hand, Madame Defarge said nothing when her lord came in, but coughed just one grain of cough. This, in combination with the lifting of her darkly defined eyebrows over her toothpick by the breadth of a line, suggested to her husband that he would do well to look round the shop among the customers, for any new customer who had dropped in while he stepped over the way” (Book the First, chapter 5, The Wine Shop).

  3. Function • Madame Defarge provides insight into how lower classes, especially females, took part in revolution • Seemingly useless in these matters, but actually played a great part • She determines on which of the revolution other characters are on • Leading character in the riots • Killing the governor who defended the Bastille and leading the people to kill Foulon

  4. Symbol The Nanny Cam • Always watching • Unsuspecting, blends in, goes unnoticed • Records and stores everything of importance

  5. Allusion The Fates • Known for deciding a mans destiny such as when they will die • Madame Defarge plans to “get” those who had to do with the tragedy in her past and their families • In a way she is “deciding” who will die in the revolution • Clotho- the youngest of the three fate sisters • “Clotho” means “spinner” and she “spun the thread of life” • Madame Defarge knitts the names of intended victims of the Revolution

  6. Theme Song One way or another I'm gonna find ya I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha One way or another I'm gonna win ya I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha One way or another I'm gonna see ya I'm gonna meetcha meetcha meetcha meetcha One day, maybe next week I'm gonna meetcha, I'm gonna meetcha, I'll meetcha I will drive past your house And if the lights are all down I'll see who's around • Madame Defarge is set on those she is going to “get” • those on her knitted list • Ex. Foulon • immediately going to him when learning that he was alive • stopping at nothing to make sure he was dead • even 3 hangings

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