tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284282120668590886.post5691215957527841372..comments2015-09-28T19:36:13.263-07:00Comments on A Burst of Many Colors : Celebrate Musicals Week: A Tale of Two Cities {Charles Darnay} Sierra Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11433009460161278438noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284282120668590886.post-76821450085362538202015-09-28T19:36:13.263-07:002015-09-28T19:36:13.263-07:00Hello! I stumbled on your blog while looking up Sy...Hello! I stumbled on your blog while looking up Sydney quotes, and I have to say, it was exciting! I don't know many people who like ATOTC, let alone have seen the musical! I have a favor to ask. right now there is a petition going to get ATOTC released on DVD. It needs 100 signatures and I am having a lot of trouble promoting it. Would you mind signing it and sharing? Maybe even posting about it? It would help so much and there are so few people I know that I can talk to :) Thank you so much for all your support! The Petiton: https://www.change.org/p/barbara-sharp-producer-ron-sharp-producer-jill-santoriello-writer-creator-release-the-stage-performance-of-a-tale-of-two-cities-on-dvdIsabella DeLallohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13301459703784263351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284282120668590886.post-1011642561808572862014-05-24T17:24:20.509-07:002014-05-24T17:24:20.509-07:00I have never seen the musical, but I read the book...I have never seen the musical, but I read the book, and I loved it. I think the relationship between Lucie and Darnay is very sweet. Lucie and Sydney are better as a one-sided relationship. I love how Lucie stands outside Darnay's prison every day, no matter what the weather is like, so he can see her, and it is obvious that they love each other very much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136116079599797226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284282120668590886.post-70246812857480158382013-10-01T19:44:59.587-07:002013-10-01T19:44:59.587-07:00Thank you so very much for dropping by Kathryn, an...Thank you so very much for dropping by Kathryn, and I absolutely loved reading your comment! <br /><br />ToTC has been my favorite book for years now, and although Charles wins my favorite character award, Sydney is definitely my favorite literary antihero in the history of antiheros. And I loved that you pointed out his realization that Jesus is his only salvation. That is my main reason for him being my favorite. He's a very realistic character, which is why I think we're so drawn to him. <br /><br />This is quite funny, or at least I find it to be so. In PotO I like the Phantom over Raoul. I guess this does prove the theory changes with the stories! <br />Sierra Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433009460161278438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284282120668590886.post-20689121683632568832013-10-01T19:31:52.757-07:002013-10-01T19:31:52.757-07:00Aw, thank you so much Eva! Aw, thank you so much Eva! Sierra Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433009460161278438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284282120668590886.post-68934905070359182292013-10-01T19:31:07.346-07:002013-10-01T19:31:07.346-07:00Yay, another Charles lover! And by the way I love ...Yay, another Charles lover! And by the way I love the ramblings. :) <br /><br />It annoys me too when Charles goes to France without finding more information on the situation. It was one of those moments when the writer in me is frustrated that characters aren't listings, although it would have made me love him a little bit less if he hadn't gone to save his friend. Sierra Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433009460161278438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284282120668590886.post-59008103772187194642013-10-01T19:20:48.407-07:002013-10-01T19:20:48.407-07:00I'm so glad you got to watch the musical! Yes,...I'm so glad you got to watch the musical! Yes, yes swooning does happen often in the life of a fangirl. :) And indeed it is hard to choose between the two since both of them are such central characters in the plot. <br />Thanks so much! Sierra Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433009460161278438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284282120668590886.post-58917379699243094942013-10-01T09:58:24.980-07:002013-10-01T09:58:24.980-07:00Hey, Sierra! I nominated this post for the I'...Hey, Sierra! I nominated this post for the I'd Like To Share event over at Amy's blog - http://miss-dashwood.blogspot.ca/p/id-like-to-share.htmlEvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992633823859430981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284282120668590886.post-81368304192065066162013-09-29T12:12:32.564-07:002013-09-29T12:12:32.564-07:00I enjoyed this post. I have never seen the musica...I enjoyed this post. I have never seen the musical, but ToTC is my FAVORITE BOOK EVER! And I actually disagree with you about Charles.<br /><br />Yes, I do agree that he was the better man for Lucie. There is no dispute whatsoever about that. But, speaking as an author, Sydney Carton is the best antihero I have ever come across. I prefer him character-wise to Charles Darnay, even though he may not be a better man, per say. Sydney's story is one of redemption and sacrifice, which makes him a more powerful character. As for Sydney not trying to change, you need to remember at the end of the book he actually realizes that Jesus is the only source of life, which is one of the main reasons that he is my favorite character in the history of literature.<br /><br />The problem with Dickens is that he made both of these men with likeable character qualities. We are drawn to Sydney, wanting him to win Lucie, to change his life, and to redeem himself. But we are also drawn to Charles because he is a gentle, loving, principled man. In the end, though, the author in me always wins out, and I side with Sydney. (I am not a weepy person, but the end of the book never fails to reduce me to uncontrolled sobbing.)<br /><br />Oddly enough, I like Raoul better in PotO, so this theory does not carry over into every story.<br /><br />Anywho, thank you so much for your very interesting post!Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05339091544962023545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284282120668590886.post-39020482315788538182013-09-28T19:04:03.297-07:002013-09-28T19:04:03.297-07:00Nooope, you're not the only one! *raises hand*...Nooope, you're not the only one! *raises hand* I just watched this and I loved it. I read the book last year and the only adaptation I'd seen was from the 80s or something and not quite the thing, haha. Anyways, I have always preferred Charles. Bad boys don't appeal to me. :P (And alcoholics repulse me. Haha.) However, I do feel sorry for Sydney, ESPECIALLY the way they did it in this musical, haha. More than in the book, I think. And I admire what he did, but I feel it's how the story should have gone. <br /><br />The thing that bugs me about Sydney is that he knew that he should change but didn't want to try and I don't find that very admirable. So anyways. Charles annoys me a lot when he hurries over to Paris, though... without a word, haha. Surely there could have been a better way of doing things. I mean, he couldn't even be sure of the truth of the message to begin with. He'd be risking his life as well as the security and happiness of his family (and it ended up he risked their lives too, actually, even though he didn't know that would happen).<br /><br />Anyways. I'll quit rambling now. ;) Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284282120668590886.post-10810599813405022752013-09-28T17:57:17.871-07:002013-09-28T17:57:17.871-07:00*Sniffle* Loved this post! I finally watched ATOT...*Sniffle* Loved this post! I finally watched ATOTC straight through this morning...wonderful post! I reeeeally, really liked Charles. He was so honorable and gentlemanly and...what you said. *swoon* <br />Anyway. I can't decide between Charles and Sydney! I mean, I totally think that Charles was the right choice for Lucie, but as for favorite characters...they're tied. <br />Great post! :)Miss Jane Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990860661370730793noreply@blogger.com