Charles Darnay- He is the hero archetype in the story. His noble actions like renouncing his family name due to their cruelty and his willing to go into danger to rescue others are examples of his heroism.
Lucie Manette- she is an archetype of innocent/compassionate in the novel as she is able to get Sydney Carton to change his view on his life.
Sydney Carton- Carton is the opposite of Darnay for most of the novel and is the anti-hero. He sees no future for himself as he feels his life has amounted to nothing. In the end, he is able to surpass Darnay in heroism by giving his life for Darnay to escape.
Doctor Manette- He is easily representative of the Father figure archetype. He is shown to be a loving father to his daughter and cares for Darnay as he does everything in his power to get Darnay released from prison even though it was Darnay's family that had him locked up in the Bastille.
Madame Defarge- she is most like the witch archetype as much of what she does is get back at the Evremonde family (which includes Charles Darnay) for past crimes committed to her family.
Monsieur Defarge- his role most closely resembles the wise old man archetype. Unlike his wife, he seeks no personal revenge on Luice for what Darnay's family has done.
Marquis Evremonde- Marquis Evremonde acts as the alter ego to Charles Darnay. Both are French nobility and of the Evremonde family. Where Darnay is kind and honorable, Evremonde is cruel and uncaring especially to the peasants in France.
What if your greatest act in life is to be killed?
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