A character in A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles
Wife of Ernest Defarge and a ruthless leader of the female revolutionaries; she knits a secret register of those condemned to die and pursues vengeance against the Evrémonde family for crimes done to her murdered kin.
Also known as: Madame Defarge, Madame
Inside the story
Thérèse Defarge, known as Madame Defarge, is the wife of Ernest Defarge and a powerful figure among the revolutionary women of Paris. She quietly knits a secret register of people condemned to die and directs a fierce hatred toward the Evrémonde family.
A stout woman of about thirty, watchful and composed, with dark hair, steady dark eyes, a placid but coldly resolute face, and a large, heavily ringed hand; almost always seen knitting.
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