How Does Dickens Use Foreshadowing In A Tale Of Two Cities

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In the novel, A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, Dickens continues to intrigue his audience by using foreshadowing and cliffhanger endings throughout the installments. In first installment, in chapter one, Dickens foreshadows the use of the guillotine during the French Revolution. He uses this technique when describing the fate of the woodman’s marked trees being made into moveable framework with a knife in it. By foreshadowing the French Revolution, readers are able to realize the revolution preparations begun fourteen years in advance. Also in installment one, in chapter two, Dickens creates many cliffhangers hooking the attention and interests of the readers. The cliffhangers in the ending of this installment leave you wondering