<P> Darnay is put on trial for treason against the Kingdom of Great Britain , but the key eyewitness testimony against him is undermined when his defense counsel directs attention to Sydney Carton , a barrister who has been assisting in the case . The two men bear a strong resemblance to one another , and Darnay is acquitted as a result . Later , Darnay succeeds his uncle as Marquis when the latter is stabbed to death in his sleep by a French revolutionary . Both Darnay and Carton express their love for Lucie Manette , but Darnay courts and marries her . As the French Revolution begins , Darnay is arrested and brought before a tribunal , where the crimes of his uncle and father are brought to light . He is sentenced to death by guillotine , but Carton takes his place so that he and his family can escape . </P>
<P> Darnay is put on trial for treason against the Kingdom of Great Britain , but the key eyewitness testimony against him is undermined when his defense counsel directs attention to Sydney Carton , a barrister who has been assisting in the case . The two men bear a strong resemblance to one another , and Darnay is acquitted as a result . Later , Darnay succeeds his uncle as Marquis when the latter is stabbed to death in his sleep by a French revolutionary . Both Darnay and Carton express their love for Lucie Manette , but Darnay courts and marries her . As the French Revolution begins , Darnay is arrested and brought before a tribunal , where the crimes of his uncle and father are brought to light . He is sentenced to death by guillotine , but Carton takes his place so that he and his family can escape . </P>
who is executed at the end of a tale of two cities
who is executed at the end of a tale of two cities
Sydney Carton
Sydney Carton