A Tale of Two Cities · Character

Jacques

A collective name for the revolutionary conspirators in Saint Antoine.

minor

Also known as Jacques Three, Jacques Two, Jacques Two Thousand, Jacques One, Jacques One Thousand

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Three men named Jacques who were spying through chinks in the door of Dr.

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With Madame Defarge (social): Jacques is a collective alias for revolutionary comrades, and Madame Defarge is a key leader among them, sharing a bond of vengeance. With Madame Defarge (social): Jacques is a collective alias for revolutionary comrades, and Madame Defarge is a key leader among them, sharing a bond of vengeance. With Madame Defarge (social): Jacques is a collective alias for revolutionary comrades, and Madame Defarge is a key leader among them, sharing a bond of vengeance.

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Revolutionary and Aristocratic Forces
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Aftermath
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Madame Defarge
social · negative
Jacques is a collective alias for revolutionary comrades, and Madame Defarge is a key… How this plays out →
Madame Defarge
social · negative
Jacques is a collective alias for revolutionary comrades, and Madame Defarge is a key… How this plays out →
Madame Defarge
social · negative
Jacques is a collective alias for revolutionary comrades, and Madame Defarge is a key… How this plays out →

Madame Defarge
Jacques is a collective alias for revolutionary comrades, and Madame Defarge is a key leader among them, sharing a bond of vengeance.
Madame Defarge
Jacques is a collective alias for revolutionary comrades, and Madame Defarge is a key leader among them, sharing a bond of vengeance.
Madame Defarge
Jacques is a collective alias for revolutionary comrades, and Madame Defarge is a key leader among them, sharing a bond of vengeance.

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The Wine-Shop
Three men named Jacques who were spying through chinks in the door of Dr. Manette's room; they are dismissed by Defarge as 'good boys'.
Knitting
Three Jacques (Jacques One, Two, and Three) meet in the garret to discuss and approve the register of the doomed.
The Sea Still Rises
Jacques Three is among the first press in the Hall of Examination, participating in the mob's actions.
Fire Rises
The mender of roads and the mysterious traveler address each other as 'Jacques,' indicating their shared revolutionary identity. The traveler sleeps on a heap of stones before the night's arson.
X: The Substance of the Shadow
Implied as part of the revolutionary crowd and tribunal that unanimously convicts Darnay.
Darkness
Jacques Three, present in the wine-shop, supports Madame Defarge's call for extermination.
The Knitting Done
A member of the Revolutionary Jury who conspires with Madame Defarge and expresses a desire for more executions.

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