A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

Blanche Yurka: Madame Therese De Farge

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Quotes 

• [Madame DeFarge has come looking for Lucie and the child. Miss Pross bars her way out] 

  Miss Pross : Oh no you don't!

  Madame Defarge : Let me pass.

  Miss Pross : Never! I know what you want. I know what you're after. And thank heaven I'm put here to stop you - for stop you I will!

  Madame Defarge : In the name of the Republic...

  Miss Pross : In the name of no one, you evil woman. You've killed many innocent people. No doubt you'll kill many more; but my ladybird you shall never touch.

  Madame Defarge : No? Do you know who I am?

  Miss Pross : You might - from your appearance - be the wife of Lucifer; yet you shall not get the better of me. I'm an Englishwoman! I'm your match!

  Madame Defarge : Pig, get out of my way or I'll break you in pieces.

  Miss Pross : Break away, then. I don't care an English tuppence for myself; but I know that the longer I keep you here... the greater hope there is for my ladybird.

  [they fight] 

• Madame Defarge : Do you know who I am?

  Miss Pross : You might - from your appearance - be the wife of Lucifer; yet you shall not get the better of me for I'm an Englishwoman!

• [the mercenary troops are marching through Paris] 

  Jacques ll6 : How many thousands of these foreign soldiers are they bringing in?

  Madame Defarge : It doesn't matter how many; it will do them no good.

  The Vengeance : It will do them no good. Ha!

  Madame Defarge : The starving people of Paris might wait a long time before rising up to fight French soldiers; but against hired, foreign troops... any day... any hour...

  The Vengeance : Any minute!

• Madame Defarge : You make a mistake when you call my husband Jacques, his name is Ernest. I don't want to make a mistake in your name. Are there two D's is Barsad?

• Madame Defarge : And now, my good Doctor, save him if you can!