In A Tale of Two Cities Who are the blue-flies referred to in chapter 3?

Answer 1

Dickens's uses the blue flies to describe the crowd in the courtroom during Charles Darnay's first trial. His exact description is: When the Attorney-General ceased, a buzz arose in the court as if

a cloud of great blue-flies were swarming about the prisoner, in

anticipation of what he was soon to become.

Answer 2

In "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens, the blue-flies referred to in Chapter 3 symbolize the oppressive and suffocating atmosphere in the decrepit prison where the protagonist, Charles Darnay, is held. They represent the decay and degradation of the prison environment, emphasizing the grim conditions faced by its inmates.

Answer 3

I haven't read the book, but I know it's about the French Revolution and I know his style. I guess he draws a comparison between the mob gathered round a person about to be guillotined like the blue flies gather around a corpse, with the same energy, pleasure and hunger!

Answer 4

The blue flies that Dickens talks about is the crowd of people gathered in the courthouse to watch the trial of Charles Darnay.

They thrive off of execution and are resembled to flies because they share the common thirst for blood and "buzz" about the excitement.

Answer 5

it's a metaphor dickens is describing all of the people in the court room "buzzing" waiting for the outcome of Darnay's trial