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Marquis St. Evrémonde: character portrait from A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)

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Marquis St. Evrémonde

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Charles Darnay's cruel, coldly elegant uncle, an emblem of aristocratic oppression who runs down a peasant child in his carriage without remorse; he is assassinated in his bed in revenge.

Also known as: Monseigneur, Monsieur the Marquis, the Marquis, Monsieur the Marquis Evrémonde

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Meet Marquis St. Evrémonde

Marquis St. Evrémonde is a coldly elegant French aristocrat and Charles Darnay’s uncle. He represents the power and cruelty of the old nobility, riding through the countryside in a carriage and showing no remorse after it runs down a peasant child.

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