A Tale of Two Cities creates the impression that, before the revolution French common people suffered from such savage oppression that eventually they rose against their masters in a frenzy of bloodlust and revenge. The aim of the revolution is not merely to chop of the heads of the aristocrats but to improve the economic conditions of the poor. But this has not been achieved by the revolution. Poverty continues to grind out the poor. The worst face of the revolution is reached when its own supporters start suspecting and accusing one another. Madam Defarge is a fierce, vindictive and impassive woman.