Elena Flores Period 1 August 16‚ 2013 The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Duma When my cousin initially showed me this novel‚ I looked upon it as something around the lines of a history read. At a first look‚ with more than a thousand pages‚ The Count of Monte Cristo looked like a waste of time. Not only that‚ but it wasn’t even in modern English. I had never enjoyed Shakespeare. Why would this be any different? This novel would probably consist of long paragraphs that just dragged
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Critical Analysis #2 The Count of Monte Cristo‚ by Alexander Dumas‚ is an adventure novel about a young man who is betrayed for reasons of jealousy and in the end gets his revenge. The novel addresses relatively evident themes. There are three main themes in The Count of Monte Cristo; they are revenge/vengeance‚ ideas of man as “his own authority”‚ and the importance of hope. The story begins in 1815; Edmond Dantes is promoted to captain of a ship and is engaged to is fiancé Mercedes. But one
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The Count of Monte Cristo Summary Short Summary The novel begins with the handsome young sailor Edmond Dantes. He has just returned from a journey aboard the Pharaon. The Pharaon’s shipowner‚ M. Morrel‚ rushes out to meet the ship. He finds that the captain has died en route‚ and Dantes has assumed the post with admirable skill. He thus plans to make Dantes officially the next captain of the ship. Dantes future is thus promising. His father’s financial situation as well as his own will be greatly
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The Count of Monte Cristo By: Alexandre Dumas Type of Literary Work: Historical Novel This book is an example of a historical Novel. It is historically accurate‚ and consists of characters that could have existed in the nineteenth century. Theme:Judgment Day comes to us all inevitably. We all pay for all evil and injustices of our life‚ yet sometimes there will be someone so viciously wronged‚ that he will return like a wrath of nature‚ with and unquenchable thirst for vengeance. Such a vendetta
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The movie The Count of Monte Cristo took place in France in the nineteenth century around 1814 on the islands of Elba‚ Chateau d’If and Monte Cristo. This was during the time after the fall of Napoleon’s empire. The Count of Monte Cristo tells a story of betrayal‚ ultimate revenge‚ and undying love. Edmond Dantes‚ a sailor who was falsely accused of treason by his best friend was sentenced to prison where he plots his revenge against those who betrayed him. Armond Mondego the friend who out of jealousy
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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO The Count Of Monte Cristo is a novel by Alexandre Dumas. The story begins with a handsome sailor‚ Edmond Dantes who is very successful in his life and career and even his love story. The novel also deals about revenge to those people who misjudged and envied Edmond Dantes. The plot was great since the main character was at his good fortune being the next captain of a ship‚ who has a great love story together with his fiancée. But some people are envious of Edmond Dantes’
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Viviana Rubalcava 10/16/13 English 1b/Hotchkiss The Count of Monte Cristo: Alexandre Dumas The classic literary novel‚ The Count of Monte Cristo‚ by Alexandre Dumas‚ is a dramatic adventurous story of hope‚ envy‚ justice‚ and vengeance. Alexandre Dumas creates a clear distinction between characters that are forces of good as well as negative forces. In this narrative novel the reader deeply sympathizes for characters who directly suffer from the evil actions of others. This novel illustrates
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his vengeance‚ “ [he] became pale at the horrible sight‚ he felt he had passed beyond the bounds of vengeance…. And could no longer say “God is for and with me”. Dumas exhibits the theme of loyalty and divine intervention throughout his book ‚ The Count of Monte Cristo. He displays these themes with his expert skill of writing‚ leaving the reader entangled even at the end. Dumas reveals a theme of loyalty by showing that Dantes was still loyal to Mercedes even though she married his enemy
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II. Plot Synopsis "The Count of Monte Cristo" has a touching story. It is about injustice‚ love‚ revenge‚ friendship‚ jealousy‚ justice‚ selfishness‚ betrayal‚ and the power of money. Edmond Dantes (James Caviezel)‚ the second mate of a French trading ship‚ a young and successful merchant sailor‚ is planning to marry Mercedes‚ his lover‚ after he gets his captain’s paper. Mercedes (Dagmara Dominczyk) promises to marry him‚ for she is in love with him. Fernand Mondego (Guy Pearce)‚ a representative
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‘In Dracula‚ Lucy represents a 19th century ideal of femininity‚ whereas Mina embodies a more modern view of the role of women’. To what extent do you agree? Stoker’s presentation of the differences between Mina and Lucy provokes the debate about whether Lucy is intended to represent a traditional female role‚ with Mina being her modern counterpart. A typical depiction of life for a 19th century woman involved staying at home to look after their families; whereas‚ 20th century women secured
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