Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities

In Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, the reader is introduced to a variety of characters, each having his own characteristics and qualities. Two of the most important characters are introduced to the reader in Book II of the novel. These characters are Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. When the reader is first introduced to these two characters, he has already been told that Darnay and Carton have strikingly similar appearances. The reader does not know yet, but the fact that they look alike will play a key role throughout the rest of the novel. The reader also finds out later that appearance is not the only similarity between the two characters. Darnay and Carton have much in common, but they also have many different qualities as well. The fact that they are much different in character also plays a key role in the novel. Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are very much alike, however they are also very different.
Charles Darnay, also known as Evremonde, is a wealthy, succes...