A Tale of Two Cities · Character
Gaspard
A peasant whose child is killed by the Marquis's carriage.
minor
Also known as the poor Gaspard, poor Gaspard
First appearance: Monseigneur in the Country
Gaspard shows up with force in The Wine-Shop. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A tall joker who scrawls 'blood' on the wall with wine-lees after the cask breaks, and is addressed by Defarge across the street.
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In The Wine-Shop: A tall joker who scrawls 'blood' on the wall with wine-lees after the cask breaks, and is addressed by Defarge across the street. Later, in VII: Monseigneur in Town: The wretched father whose child is…
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- Tragic Victims of Oppression
- Revolutionary and Aristocratic Forces
- Protagonist
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