Thérèse Defarge: The Case Of Saint Jeannette

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I, Ernest Defarge, am here today to testify in the case of Thérèse Defarge. I also go by the title of Monsieur Defarge. I am currently a citizen of France and live in the county, Saint Antoine. I own a wine shop in Saint Antoine, and before this wine shop, I used to be a servant to the great Dr. Manette. I look up to him so much that I do things, which will please him, such as not taking money from the aristocracy, being loyal to the people, and doing things that are right for every human being in France. I am a great leader, and my storming of the Bastille showed this. I will, always, try my best to do necessary actions to help the revolution. The defendant Thérèse Defarge is, in fact, my wife. I have known her for a great deal of time now, …show more content…

When we entered our town, one of my policeman friends, informed me that there is a spy amongst my community. When my wife and I entered the wine shop, we were talking about the spy, John Barsad. And then she proceeded to chastise me, about my weakness. Her exact word direct towards me were “’ Yes! But it is your weakness that you sometimes need to see your victim and your opportunity, to sustain you. Sustain yourself without that. When the time comes, let loose a tiger and a devil; but wait for the time with the tiger and the devil chained—not shown—yet always ready.’” (180) She will go farther, than even I, the revolutionary leader, and she has a maniacal tone even trying to harness the power of the devil inside every man. If I wasn’t her husband, my name would have been on that list of hers. That woman had threatened me by pounding a bag of coins on the desk. She did it in such a serene manner that I thought it was a sign of disrespect like I wasn’t meant to be on her revolutionary tier. She thinks that I am a coward, and I feel very untrusted, in that I have done so much for the revolution and she respects none of my hard work. She might make me feel bad, but I know she is doing it for the best of the

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