What makes people reach their limits?
Madame Defarge
"'Then tell Wind and Fire to stop,'" returned madame; "'but not me'" (Book the Third 477)
Madame Defarge wants to get revenge on Darnay and his family to make up for the deaths and suffering that her family faced at the hands of the Evermonde brothers.
Madame Defarge, has become so hard feeling against the Evermonde brothers that caused her pain that has lost the ability to forgive them and their family.
"...she was so close to him when he dropped dead under it, that, suddenly animated, she put her foot upon his neck and with her cruel knife--long ready--hewed off his head." (Book the Second 305)
Madame Defarge is so angry that she is willing to accept violence as the only way to get revenge on her family.
Madame Defarge, through pain and suffering, is unable to forgive the Evermonde brothers and their decedents for causing her and her family pain.
"...took up her knitting with great apparent calmness, and repose of spirit, and became absorbed in it." (Book the Frst 45).
Madame Defarge is so hurt by what happened to her family that she is willing to condemn anyone to death even in a knitted register that only she can read.
Madame Defarge is so hardened by the violence that was brought to her family by the Evermonde brothers that she has lost the ability to forgive.
Lucie Manette
As he went out at the prisoner's door, shw turned laid her head loveingly on her father's beast, tried to speak to him, and fell at his feet." (Book the Thrid 469)
Lucie faints this time because of the shock and disbelief of her husband, Charles Darnay is of being condemned to death.
Lucie, who loves her husband, Charles Darnay dearly, is so saddened by the loss of him in her life that she faints after he leaves her and her father.
"...to the time when I found myself living in London with my dear daughter here. She had become fimilar to me, when a gracious God restored my facultiies;"(Book the Second 103)
Lucie also helps people become restored as she had restored her father to his former self.
Lcuie, with her loving kindness and compassion, was able to restore her father after his long imprisonment.
"But what is the matter? She doesn't notice a word! Miss Manette! Perfectly still and silent, and not even fallen back in her chair, she sat under his hand, utterly insensible; with her eyes open and fixed upon him, and with that last expression looking as if it were craved or branded in to her forehead." (Book the First 34)
Lucie faints because of the overwhelming news that her father is alive after she thought he was dead.
Lucie, with the finding of her long-lost father, whom she never met, is shocking to her and she faints.
Miss. Pross
"'I know that the longer I keep you here, the greater hope I have for my Ladybird.'" (Book the Third 515)
Miss. Pross, when Lucie and her family are leaving Paris, Miss. Pross is willing to confront Madame Defarge to keep Lucie and her family safe.
Miss. Pross, even though she puts her life in danger, is willing to fight with Madame Defarge, who she knows is the families' enemy, to keep Lucie safe.
"...while Miss. Pross held the candle as id assisting in a murder." (Book the Second 284)
Miss. Pross is willing to agree to Mr. Lorry plan to protect Lucie form having any worries about her father.
Miss. Pross is willing to do anything, even destroy the Doctor shoe making bench, to protect Lucie and keep her happy.
""And you in brown!...couldn't you tell her what you had to tell you without frightening her to death? Look at her pretty face and cold hands. Do you call that being a Banker?" (Book the First 35).
Miss. Pross is very upset when Mr. Lorry tells Lucie of her father and Luce faints. Miss. Pross is very protective of Lucie and will do anything to keep her safe.
Miss. Pross, when Lucie is overwhelmed, is very humiliated and will do anything to protect her and keep her safe.
Dr. Manette
"His head and throat were bare, and as he spoke with a helpless look of staying all around, he took his coat off, and let it drop to the floor. "'Where is my bench? I have been looking everywhere for my bench, and I can't find it.'" (Book the Third 479)
Dr. Manette falls into his devastated state of confusion because of the disbelief and shock of Darnay being condemned to death.
When Charles Darnay is sentenced to death, Dr. Manette is so distraught that he collapses into despair, even without his shoes making bench, because he failed to bring back his son-in-law hat made his daughter so happy.
"The Doctor looked at him for a moment--half inquiringly, half as if he were angry at being spoken to--and bent over his work again. He had laid aside is coat and waistcoat, ; his shirt was open at the throat, as it had used to be when he did that work; and even that old, haggard, faded surface of face had come back to him to him." (Book the Second 270)
Dr. Manette again collapses into his shoe-making because of the news of Charles Darnay, his new son-in-law being the former Marquis's nephew which could be trouble for the Doctor and his family and he is overwhelmed by it.
The news that Charles Darnay is related to the Evermonde brothers who put him in prison, makes Dr. Manette collapse into his shoe making days.
"...as being in expectation of a drawbridge; and when there was no drawbridge,and he saw the carriage waiting in the open street, he dropped his daughter's hand and clasped his head again" (Book the First 65)
Dr. Manette is coming out of the garret on top of the Defarge's wine shop and is overwhelmed because he thinks he is coming out of the Bastille.
Dr. Manette, when he is reminded of something that relates back to his imprisonment, he is insensible and is becomes very worried
