Comparing A Tale Of Two Cities And Les Mis

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One similarity between the two works is the use of a Beatrice-Dante-esque love plot. In A Tale of Two Cities Charles Darnay becomes obsessed with Lucie Manette without really knowing her. He soon grows to almost worship her, despite her lack of any apparent character development through the entire novel. This also occurs between Marius and Cosette in Les Mis. Marius falls madly in love with Cosette and vice versa in a moments glance across a crowded square. Marius continues to idolize Cosette, despite the attentions of Eponine, a character with whom he has a markedly more substantial relationship and who, unlike Cosette, actually has a personality. Both stories feature this “innocent” love story probably as a commentary on the purity of love,

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