FALLING ACTION
Darnay’s fate is sealed after Manette’s letter is read aloud for all to hear, he is sentenced to death by the National Razor (the guillotine). Manette is devastated and rightly so, he feels responsible for the death of his daughter’s husband and his granddaughter’s father. However, Darnay wishes that Manette not put the blame upon himself, since the letter was written so long ago. When Darnay is awaiting his sentence, Sydney Carton visits him, and they trade clothing so that Darnay could be with his family and Sydney, who thought nothing great of his life, will die instead.