| A | B |
| Marquis St. Evrimonde | aristrocrat; cared for nobody but himself |
| Gaspard | French peasant; father of the little boy who was run over; killed the Marquis |
| Monsieur Defarge | owner of wine shop in Paris; took care of Dr. Manette after his release from prison |
| Madame Defarge | wants revenge on St. Evrimonde family |
| John Barsad | spy for Marquis; testifies against Charles in England |
| Jarvis Lorry | English banker; Lucie's guardian |
| Lucie Manette | Dr. Manette's daughter; marries Charles |
| Miss Pross | proud Englishwoman; Lucie's servant |
| Charles Darney | born an aristocrat; renounces titles and properties; goes to England |
| Gabelle | St. Evrimonde servant; wants to leave France with Charles |
| Dr. Manette | French physician; thrown into prison by the Marquis St. Evrimonde; Lucie's father |
| Sydney Carton | English lawyer; wasted life; in love with Lucie Manette |
| John Stryver | Sydney's law partner; thought he had a chance with Lucie |