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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:television_series
gptkb:audiobook
gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
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gptkbp:adaptation_year
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gptkb:1935
gptkb:1958
gptkb:1980
gptkb:2008
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gptkbp:adaptations
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gptkb:television_series
gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Charles_Dickens
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Miss_Pross
gptkb:Jerry_Cruncher
gptkb:Dr._Alexandre_Manette
gptkb:Mr._Lorry
gptkb:Madame_Defarge
gptkb:the_Vengeance
Charles Darnay's uncle
the Defarges
the seamstress
Gabelle
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:Sydney_Carton
gptkb:Charles_Darnay
gptkb:Lucie_Manette
Sydney Carton's redemption
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gptkbp:climax
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Sydney Carton's sacrifice
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gptkbp:conflict
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individual vs. society
personal redemption
personal vs. political
love vs. duty
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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widely acclaimed
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired adaptations
inspired numerous adaptations
influenced other authors
studied in schools
quoted in popular culture
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gptkbp:famous_opening_line
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" It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:historical_fiction
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:French_Revolution
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gptkbp:historical_event
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gptkb:French_Revolution
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gptkbp:historical_figures
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gptkb:Dr._Alexandre_Manette
gptkb:Monsieur_Defarge
gptkb:Madame_Defarge
Charles Darnay's uncle
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Tale of the Two Cities
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:Victorian_literature
social reform movements
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Dickens's own experiences
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:literary_devices
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irony
foreshadowing
flashback
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Sydney_Carton
gptkb:Charles_Darnay
gptkb:Lucie_Manette
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:memory
gptkb:family
doubles
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gptkbp:narrative
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dual narrative
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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third-person omniscient
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gptkbp:narrative_theme
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the power of love
the duality of human nature
the effects of violence
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gptkbp:page_count
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approximately 400
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gptkbp:published
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1859
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Chapman_&_Hall
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gptkbp:resolution
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Darnay and Lucie's future
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:London
gptkb:Paris
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gptkbp:symbolism
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the broken wine cask
the guillotine
the golden thread
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:sacrifice
resurrection
social injustice
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:S._Y._Agnon
gptkb:Italo_Svevo
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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