Book 1, Chapter 1 (The Period)
The opening's parallel antitheses establish duality as structural principle.
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From A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Doubling pervades the novel from the title onward: two cities, two trials, two look-alike protagonists, light and dark heroines (Lucie and Madame Defarge).
Book 2, Chapter 3 (A Disappointment)
Carton's physical resemblance to Darnay revealed at the Old Bailey trial.
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