I. The Count of Monte Cristo II. Characters Edmond Dantès - The protagonist of the novel. Dantès is an intelligent‚ honest‚ and loving man who turns bitter and vengeful after he is framed for a crime he does not commit. When Dantès finds himself free and enormously wealthy‚ he takes it upon himself to act as the agent of Providence‚ rewarding those who have helped him in his plight and punishing those responsible for his years of agony. The Count of Monte Cristo - The identity Dantès
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Andon Kiryazov December 14th‚ 2011 Final paper The novels of Alexander Dumas are favorites of many generations of readers because of his fascinating characters‚ tangled stories and dynamic plots. One of them‚ “The Count of Monte Cristo” was finished in 1844. Given its brilliant storyline about love and revenge in the 18th century‚ the novel was brought to life for the first time in 1934 by director Rowland V Lee and skillful actors Robert Donat‚ Elissa Landi and Sidney Blackmer. However‚ would
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Period 3 After Edmond Dantes from The Count of Monte Cristo escapes from prison‚ his main goal is life is to get revenge on those who ruined his. While planning his revenge‚ he makes many wise decisions‚ but most were unjust and with ill intentions. Edmond Dantes wants revenge on Danglars‚ Villefort and Fernand for sending him to prison and making him lose Mercedes‚ the woman he was about to marry. After finding the treasure on the island of Monte Cristo and gaining unlimited wealth‚ he starts
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Britton Wilson Mr. White English Honors 10/16/2014 The Count of Monte Cristo By: Alexander Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo thinks that those who cause prolonged suffering must be given prolonged suffering to bring about justice. The Counts three enemies in which he inflicts punishment on are Monsieur de Villefort‚ Monsieur Danglars and Monsieur Fernand. The Count had two choices‚ he could make it quick and easy or he could make them suffer over a long period of time. He chose to
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo‚ written by Alexander Dumas‚ is a classic novel about a young sailor named Edmond Dantes who is imprisoned for alleged conspiracy with Napoleon. Doomed to a life in jail‚ Dantes discovers that the series of disastrous events that led to his imprisonment were caused by his very own “friends”. Vowing to get his revenge‚ Dantes manages to escape captivity‚ and find those who made his life miserable. Dantes then identifies himself as the Count of Monte
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Devotion in Motion and the Melody of Fidelity: How Loyalty Plays a Part in The Count of Monte Cristo Noah Mr. Alig English I‚ Period 4 03/01/12 We live in a world where fidelity and commitment are hard to come by. Every day we see sleazy politicians lying to our faces on television‚ and the media twisting people’s words for the sake of entertainment. Mimicking our world‚ in The Count of Monte Cristo you can scarcely go a page without someone backstabbing someone else or some clandestine
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Erona Zeqiri Equal Vengeance How far would a person go to get revenge on someone who has done wrong to them? Hammurabi’s code states ‘an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth’. In Alexander Dumas disguise and justice novel‚ The Count of Monte Cristo‚ the main character is Edmond Dantes. Dantes is a young 19-year-old and is soon-to-be captain of the Pharaon‚ after Captain Leclere dies of brain fever off the Isle of I1 Giglio. Dantes is imprisoned when a suspicious letter is sent to Villefort
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“The Count Of Monte Cristo“ The story “The Count of Monte Cristo” revolved around between the rich and the poor people can or cannot do when it comes to influence and power‚ and the revenge of Edmond Dantes. Edmond Dantes is a good-hearted and God-fearing person‚ a sailor who had a bright future ahead at the moment he’s imprisoned: he was about to be promoted and to marry the woman he loved so dearly. His life is ruined because of others envy to him especially his friend Fernand Mondego‚ who
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The Count of Monte Cristo Theme: The Count of Monte Cristo is a very powerful book. So powerful in fact‚ that was controversial when it was first released. The Catholic church in France condemned it because of its powerful message it presented the reader. This theme was one of revenge and vengeance. Monte Cristo had two goals- to reward those who were kind to him and his aging father‚ and to punish those responsible for his imprisonment and suffering. For
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The Count of Monte Cristo put forth several world views‚ spanning from prejudice‚ to the role wealth can play in social classes. The Count of Monte Cristo‚ started out as a sailor who lacked the money that his best friends family had. The count had something his friend didn’t though and that made his friend unhappy. The Count‚ was happy and had found love making his rich friend mad because money‚ he thought‚ was supposed to make people happy. Crooked politicians make an appearance in the film
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