Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are alike in appearance different in character and love with the same woman. Amid the French Revolution, Darnay who has fled to London to escape the cruelty of the French nobility must return to Paris to rescue his servant from death. But he endangers his own life in the process and is taken into captivity. The carton may be able to help but will his resemblance be enough to save Darnay s life.