Ernest Defarge

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Ernest Defarge is a former servant of Dr. Manette who becomes a revolutionary wine-shop owner and a key leader in the French Revolution in Charles Dickens's novel "A Tale of Two Cities."

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instanceOf character in A Tale of Two Cities
fictional character
literary character
appearsIn A Tale of Two Cities NERFINISHED
associatedWithGroup French revolutionaries
Jacques NERFINISHED
businessLocation Saint Antoine wine-shop NERFINISHED
characterTrait less vengeful than Madame Defarge
pragmatic
secretive
sympathetic to the oppressed
conflictWith Evrémonde family NERFINISHED
aristocracy of France
contributesTo condemnation of Charles Darnay
creator Charles Dickens NERFINISHED
discovers Dr. Manette’s old cell in the Bastille
fictionalUniverse A Tale of Two Cities universe NERFINISHED
findsDocument Dr. Manette’s written denunciation of the Evrémonde brothers
firstIntroducedAs wine-shop owner in Saint Antoine
firstPublicationYearOfWork 1859
formerEmployer Dr. Alexandre Manette NERFINISHED
formerOccupation servant
gender male
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
loyalTo Dr. Alexandre Manette NERFINISHED
Madame Defarge NERFINISHED
medium novel
moralAlignment complex
name Ernest Defarge NERFINISHED
nationality French
notableAction allows revolutionaries to view Dr. Manette as a symbol of oppression
shelters Dr. Manette after his release from the Bastille
occupation wine-shop owner
participatesIn French Revolution (fictional depiction)
storming of the Bastille
politicalAlignment revolutionary
publisherOfWork Chapman & Hall NERFINISHED
relationshipToCharlesDarnay political enemy GENERATED
relationshipToLucieManette protector by association with Dr. Manette GENERATED
residence Paris
Saint Antoine NERFINISHED
roleInWork Jacques leader
revolutionary leader
spouse Thérèse Defarge NERFINISHED
workGenre historical novel
workSetting London and Paris during the French Revolution

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A Tale of Two Cities mainCharacter Ernest Defarge