Dualities, alter egos, two cities, twins, opposing halves...yes, duos are an essential aspect of Charles Dickens' novel, A Tale of Two Cities. Characters are paired or opposed according to their nature and roles, law and disorder starkly contrasted, and literary themes and motifs neatly matched up in sets of two's. Let's see what we make of all this in a book so unlike his other works. An hour's book discussion may not be enough time...
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