In this chapter of Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, the tension that is building between the poor townspeople and rich aristocrats is beginning to show itself. Monseigneur in Town, is filled with many ironies and significant events that are crucial to the eventual storming of the Bastille. The point where the Marquis runs over and kills a small child with his carriage, Defarge and Madame Defarge standing up for the people, and the running fountain all symbolized and foreshadowed future events.…
