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Dr.Manette was sent to the prison by Charles Darnay's uncle and dad, the Evermondes. They wanted to extract revenge on Dr.Manette for writing a letter to the ministry about their reccent crime. The Evermondes being nobles used their influence to imprison Dr.Manette.
the Bastille
Dr. Manette has been a former prisoner of the Bastille as well as a Survivor of the Guillotine. He seems like a hero between the revolutionaries. Dr. Manette has power outside his home.
Dr. Alexandre Manette was imprisoned by the Evrémonde brothers, Charles Darnay's family, in the novel "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. Dr. Manette was wrongfully imprisoned for 18 years in the Bastille without trial or reason.
Dr. Manette turns pale due to the emotional shock of recounting his experiences as a prisoner in the Bastille. The memories of his unjust imprisonment and suffering trigger a physical reaction in him.
Jarvis Lorry took the Defarges to meet with Dr. Manette, who had been unjustly imprisoned in the Bastille for many years. Dr. Manette had previously been the servant of the Evremonde family, with whom the Defarges had connections.
Dr. Manette is a French physician who is imprisoned for eighteen years in the Bastille, by the Marquis St.Evremonde. He is rescued and nursed back to health by his daughter Lucie. He helps her to save her husband Darnay.
At the time her father is let out of jail she is seventeen, then obviously gets older as the book goes on.
charles told dr.manette about his family background
Ten days after Lucie Manette's wedding, Jarvis Lorry found Dr. Manette relapsing into his shoemaking obsession, a result of his traumatic imprisonment in the Bastille. He had been secretly making shoes in a trance-like state, triggered by memories of his past captivity.
Dr. Alexandre Manette was imprisoned for 18 years without trial in Charles Dickens' novel "A Tale of Two Cities." He was wrongly imprisoned in the Bastille.
Dr. Manette's reaction after the private talk with Charles Darnay was one of shock and distress. He realized that Charles was the husband of his daughter Lucie, which brought up painful memories from his past as a prisoner in the Bastille. Dr. Manette struggled with his emotions and tried to come to terms with this revelation.
Dr. Manette accuses Charles Darnay of being an Evrémonde, a member of the oppressive aristocratic family that caused harm to him and his family in the past. He reveals Darnay's true identity and testifies against him in court, leading to Darnay's arrest and trial.