Sorry for the delay, I got home later than I thought. Explain the title of this chapter, what triumph is it referring too? First off if you were in Darnay's shoes, what do you think of the Evening Paper joke between the gaolers? If you were a prisoner, how would you react to hearing that?
"... "Take of his head!" cried the audience. "An enemy to the Republic!"(pg 288) What do you think of the audiences initial reaction and how it changed suddenly when Manette's name was mentioned? Also, what do you think of Manette's continuing rise in popularity among the citizens? Is it good or bad? Will it get him into trouble? After the vote has commenced describe Dicken's use of vocabulary to express the happiness of the crowd, why do you think he went into so much detail about this? Also what do you think of the: "... Reddening the snowy streets with the prevailing Republican color (red), in winding and tramping through them, as they had reddened them below the snow with a deeper dye ..." (pg 291) What do you think Dicken's is trying to say? Lastly what do you think of the difference of the two dances we witnessed, the one in this chapter and the one in the previous? How were they different, and how differently did the crowds act? Feel free to answer any of these questions or go off on your own.
"... "Take of his head!" cried the audience. "An enemy to the Republic!"(pg 288) What do you think of the audiences initial reaction and how it changed suddenly when Manette's name was mentioned? Also, what do you think of Manette's continuing rise in popularity among the citizens? Is it good or bad? Will it get him into trouble? After the vote has commenced describe Dicken's use of vocabulary to express the happiness of the crowd, why do you think he went into so much detail about this? Also what do you think of the: "... Reddening the snowy streets with the prevailing Republican color (red), in winding and tramping through them, as they had reddened them below the snow with a deeper dye ..." (pg 291) What do you think Dicken's is trying to say? Lastly what do you think of the difference of the two dances we witnessed, the one in this chapter and the one in the previous? How were they different, and how differently did the crowds act? Feel free to answer any of these questions or go off on your own.
The triumph in this chapter is that Darnay is finally home. During this chapter when Darnay goes into trial at first everyone wants him dead. They are thirsting for his blood and death. When Manette; however, tells why Darnay has to get out the audience changes their mind. This scene reminded me of a movie or tv show. Everyone wants the people in love to end up together. When they heard about Lucie the audience is on Darnay's side and wants him to leave the jail to be with Lucie.
ReplyDeleteAs Scott says, Manette has been becoming more and more popular. I thought this was interesting since it is really the first time we have heard about it. I assumed that Dickens would make something like this be gradual, but he has not. I think this is a good thing. Now everyone is on his side. If something else happens to Darnay, Manette has the trust and heart of the citizens to have them help.
This chapter's title refers to the result of Darnay's trial. This is the second time that Darnay has been acquitted and the second time that a title has referred to this acquittal, (A Disappointment) however, Dickens would usually refer to the outcome of the trial sarcastically. His seeming sincerity makes me think that Darnay is not out of trouble yet.
ReplyDeleteThe audience's initial reaction, and its subsequent about face shows how influenceable a mob can be. When Darnay was branded as an enemy of the state, who would give reason to bring out the guillotine, the crowd seeks a spectacle, but as soon as his relationship with Manette is revealed, they demand his release. I feel Manette's rise in popularity is a very good thing. The only trouble I see it bringing him is when he will try to leave France. Then, some might suspect that his loyalties are far from the ideals of the revolution.
When Dickens refers to the "reddening" of the snowy streets, he is talking about the sea of red caps that the patriots wear. In a huge mob of them, the hats look like they have dyed the street, but Dickens also makes a passing reference to how they were dyed before. "They had reddened beneath the snow with a deeper dye." This second dye was the blood of their victims.
It's okay Scott! The triumph is that Darnay is acquitted. "... "Take of his head!" cried the audience. "An enemy to the Republic!"(pg 288). This sort of goes to the point that Corey made in class. It is a very fine line between guilt and innocence in France. I think Manette's rising popularity will pressure him into joining the revolution, which isn't good.
ReplyDeleteWhen Darnay is acquitted, he is carried in a chair on men's shoulders. I thought this was very ironic. Usually, getting carried around is a privilege that royalty and aristocrats get. Darnay was acquitted because he swore away the aristocracy, but now he is being treated like an aristocrat. "... Reddening the snowy streets with the prevailing Republican color (red), in winding and tramping through them, as they had reddened them below the snow with a deeper dye ..." (pg 291). The reddening in the beginning of the sentence is being done by the color of the clothes of the mob; the red below the snow with a deeper dye is blood.
Finally Darnay is acquitted and is able to reunite with his wife and daughter. The title of the chapter, Triumph, is referring to Darnay and how he is now a free man. "... "Take of his head!" cried the audience. "An enemy to the Republic!"(pg 288) At first when the audience's initial reaction was exactly what I was expecting. I was expecting for them to immediately want Darnay to go straight to the guillotine just like any other prisoner, but once they heard his actual story and the help from Dr. Manette, their reactions changed.
ReplyDeleteThe rise in popularity of Dr. Manette has been a good change because it has made him finally leave his past state of insanity for good. However, as people have mentioned before, it could turn bad because it could suck him right into joining the revolution.
I agree with James on how it is ironic that Darnay was carried on a chair on shoulders. It is a royal privilege and it reminds everyone that they are better than the rest, which is exactly the opposite of what they want.
The triumph in this chapter was the acquittal of Charles Darnay. Finally after many months of waiting, Darnay has his trial and is released. At the beginning of the trial the crowd was not pleased with Darnay. They screamed and called to behead him. But suddenly when Manette announced that he is Darnay's father-in-law, the crowd in the courtroom cheered for Darnay and the mood completely turned around. I thought this was very strange that they decided not to kill Darnay because Manette is his father-in-law. To me, it doesn't make sense why they like Dr. Manette so much. He was a victim of the aristocracy and was held in prison for 18 years, but that doesn't seem like enough to praise and appreciate him as much as they do.
ReplyDeleteLater on, when Dickens says "... Reddening the snowy streets…with a deeper dye," it seems as though he is talking about the red color of the revolutionaries’ caps and flags all over and around the street. And he is. However, I think it is more a reference to the blood of the aristocracy and the wealthy and France that the rebels have spilled. The line “…with a deeper dye…” is especially significant. It is telling the reader that the deaths of the people in France are now having a really big impact and are really changing the country. I think Dickens is also foreshadowing. He is saying that there is more death to come and Darnay could be one of them.
It's all good, Scotty Wotty Do Dah. The triumph is referring to the trial that went well for Darnay. With the doctor's help, he evaded certain death by La Guillotine. If I was in Darnay's place, I would be morbidly amused at the Morning Paper joke, for it is there that the names of the condemned lie. The hearing of the joke would be a very unpleasant occasion if I was a prisoner, for it meant that my death was more likely than not inevitable.
ReplyDeleteThe audiences' of the court reactions to the various occasions and event therein are a microcosm of the whole political structure of France at the time: an easily influenced and ever changing mob. However, the mob can be influenced favorably for Darnay, as shown through Manette's presence. "Doctor Manette was next questioned. His high personal popularity, and the clearness of his answers, made a great impression..." The jury will convict or acquit a prisoner based on both how much they like the witness and his clarity of answers.
Manette's popularity is, to my great surprise, still growing. One would have thought that he could only have used the Bastille excuse a few times, but he can use it as much as he wants without the effect ever diminishing. I believe that him being a doctor and caring for the revolutionaries also supplements his popularity. It might get him in trouble at one point or another, but the revolutionaries would not kill a Bastille survivor. As for the contrast in dances, it reflects the two moods of the chapter. The former was dark and ominous, threatening death, while the one in this chapter was one of joy. It shows that if anything, the spectacle is something that is seen in a certain light dependent upon the situation at hand.
There is such a fine line between how the mob behaves. The utterance of a single name can sway the mob from acting in one extreme to another extreme. This sort of behavior is dangerous and senseless. On page 291 Dickens is describing how all the republican garb litters the streets and turns the snow red during a period of celebration and rejoice. The mob also turns the snow red when they are in a state of mindless fury and bloodlust.
ReplyDeleteAlso on page 291 Dickens describes Darnay's reaction to his acceptance by the mob. "with a confused sea of red caps heaving about him, and casting up to sight from the stormy deep such wrecks of faces, that he more than once misdoubted his mind being in confusion, and that he was in the tumbril on his way to the Guillotine." In this quote the behavior of an angry, and vengeful mob is indistinguishable from the behavior of a rejoicing mob. Darnay seems to fear that the zealous mob just might bring him to the guillotine instead.
The title of the chapter, “Triumph”, is referring to Darnay finally leaving La Force and returning home. Because Darnay was not very well known to the prisoners, their initial reaction was to kill him because they didn’t really care about him. Their thoughts and opinions then changed because of Manette’s reputation towards the prisoners. Manette mentions the reason Darnay needs to leave, and suddenly the mob wants Darnay to be home with his wife and family. Manette’s reputation and popularity, I think is a good thing. He now feels better about himself and can remove himself from the depressed state he was previously in. Although it’s a good thing, as everyone has already said, things can change for the worse, as we have seen throughout the book.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, it was interesting when the mob was lifting Darnay on a chair, as if he were important and of royalty. I think this could be a trap for Darnay, considering the mob feels superior towards everyone else.
Hurrah, Darnay has been acquitted, and everything is well. At first, the crowd of people in the trial wanted him dead, but after they find out that Mannette is his father in law, the crowd cheers. The crowd took him for a regular outlaw that deserved to die, but once they found out who he actually is and what his beliefs are, such as the misconception that Darnay is another arrogant Marquis, they let him go and subsequently support him. Without Mannette's help, Darnay would of been dead long ago, but Mannette is so loved by the people that Darnay was given a chance to prove himself worthy of living.
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