The nature of morality and Victorian ideals in Charles Dickens's a tale of two cities and Charlottle Brontë’s Villette

Using close character analysis and comparing both novels against traditional Victorian ideals, this paper strives to discuss how both Dickens and Brontë envision morality and Victorian ideals in their respectively unique ways. The first chapter seeks to form a defence not just of Carton as the surprising hero but also the noted villain of Dickens's novel, Madame Defarge. The second chapter attempts to show how Brontë undermines any strict sense of right or wrong and reveal how Lucy discovers her individuality away from the templates of Victorian morals, principles and ideals.Bachelor of Art