The book is filled with oxymorons. The stark differences between Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay; the differences between Lucie Manette and Madame Defarge; and the differences between the two cities...
Merriam Webster's first definition of syntax is: the way in which linguistic elements (as words) are put together to form constituents (as phrases or clauses). Syntax is not something that can be...
They represent the two conflicting influences of the world: the entrenched conservatism of the British Empire (London) and the changing cultures and societies of contemporary France (Paris).
Dr. Manette promises not to interfere with Lucie and Charles Darnay's relationship. Darnay promises not to tell Dr. Manette his true identity until the morning of the wedding.