Why does the attitude of the crowd of the courtroom to Charles dramatically change?
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At the trial the next day, Darnay offers an articulate and well-planned defense of himself. However, the jury remains unconvinced of his innocence until Doctor Alexandre Manette and Mr. Lorry testify on his behalf. The court spectators who called for Darnay's head at the beginning of the trial cheer wildly when the jury votes to free him. As the crowd swarms around Darnay and carries him home, the rapid change in his situation bewilders him. When he reaches home, he embraces Lucie and his daughter, and he and Lucie pray together in thanks. Afterward, Lucie embraces her father, who is proud of what he has accomplished.
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While at first the jury and crowd wear ferocious expressions and eagerly wait to see Charles condemned to death, as evidence is presented in his favor they are moved to sympathetic tears and cry out for his freedom. The revolutionaries are very fickle and are easily swayed. Charles’s freedom may not be secure among this fickle bunch, especially as the Defarges seem to be plotting against him