A tale of two cities is one of Dickens's most important representative works.The novel profoundly exposed the society contradiction before the French Revolutionintensely attacks the aristocratic social class is dissolute and crueland sincerely sympathizes with the depressed classes.The novel also described many magnificent scenes like the revolt people attacked Bastille and so onwhich displayed people's great strength. The novel has portrayed many different people. Doctor Manette is honest and kind but suffers the persecution actually ， Lucie is beautiful and gentle ，Charles is graceful and noble，Lorry is upright and honest ，Sydney is semblance of indifferent innermost feelings of warmunconventional but also selfless and lofty，Miss Pross is straightforward and loyal，Evremonde brothers are cruel and sinister......The complex hatred is hard to solve the cruel revenge has made more hatreds loves rebirth in the hell edgebut take the life as the price. As an outstanding writerin Dickens's workthe language skill is essential.Each kind of rhetoric techniquelike the analogythe exaggerationthe contrastthe humorousand the taunt are handled skillfullyand the artistry of the work is also delivered the peak.A tale of two cities has its difference with the general historical novel its character and the main plot are all fictionalizes.With the broad real background of the French Revolutionthe author take the fictional character Doctor Manette's experience as the main clueinterweaves the unjust charge love and revenge three independences but also incident cross-correlation stories togetherthe plot is criss-crossedand the clue is complex.The author use insert narratesforeshadowingupholstery and so many techniquescauses the structure integrity and strictnessthe plot winding anxious and rich of theatrical natureit displayed the remarkable artistic skill.the style A tale of two cities is solemnity and melancholyfills indignantionbut lacks the humor of the early works.