A TALE OF TWO CITIES

The tale of two cities is a historical story， one of Dickens’ long fictions. The background to the novel is the revolution of France . It portrayed a brutal and bloody story ， but it also contained love and friendship. 　　In the novel， Dickens sarcastically described a typical cruel nobleman—marquis of Evermonde . When he was young he and his brother stole a countrywoman by force and killed her family .What’s worse ， he used his power to imprison Dr Manette ， a kind and honest man who knew all the things they had done and wanted to disclose their crimes . In order to hide their crimes. Marquis of Evermonde and his brother threw Doctor Manette into prison for 18 years . During these 18 years，Doctor Manette lost his freedom and suffer a great in spirit .