# Jacques — A Tale of Two Cities character guide

> Jacques in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

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

**First appearance:** 0007-v-the-wine-shop

## Who they are

A collective name for the revolutionary conspirators in Saint Antoine.

## Relationships

### [Madame Defarge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/characters/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.

### [Madame Defarge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/characters/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.

### [Madame Defarge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/characters/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.

## In the story

### [The Wine-Shop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/v-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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/xv-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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/xxii-the-sea-still-rises)

Jacques Three is among the first press in the Hall of Examination, participating in the mob's actions.

### [Fire Rises](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/xxiii-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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/x-the-substance-of-the-shadow)

Implied as part of the revolutionary crowd and tribunal that unanimously convicts Darnay.

### [Darkness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/xii-darkness)

Jacques Three, present in the wine-shop, supports Madame Defarge's call for extermination.

### [The Knitting Done](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/xiv-the-knitting-done)

A member of the Revolutionary Jury who conspires with Madame Defarge and expresses a desire for more executions.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/characters/jacques
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/characters