Ernest Defarge is said to be Jacques Four, a wine shopkeeper who is a former servant of Dr. Manette. Jacques Five is a mender of roads who tells Jacques #1-4 about the capture and execution of Gaspard.
Jacques One, Two, Three, and Four are members of the Jacquerie, the revolutionaries who organize and implement the French Revolution. The name comes from the nickname for 'peasants'. To maintain anonymity and to show solidarity, rebels called each other by the same name.
A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Díckens, deals with the major themes of duality, revolution, and resurrection. It was originally published in weekly installments in All the Year Round, from April 30 to November 29, 1859. From the book's inception, it received mixed critical reviews, but succeeded in capturing the imagination of general readers through its swift, exciting story and memorable rendering of the French Revolution.
Through his masterful storytelling, Charles Díckens painted the details of a world both cruel and promising. Take a look at the author's life, loves and the Victorian world that inspired his classics at Biography.com.