-“Half-past one only?” said he. “Why the devil do you rouse me at this hour?” {Alexandre Dumas‚ the Count Monte Cristo} (A mild oath which called on the Devil /In heaven’s name/why the dickens/why in the world/why on God’s green earth/why the hell/ why the deuce/ why in tarnation [damnation]) {Oxford Thesaurus} -Why in the name of everything infernal do you want me to be ambassador? -I kept my eye on her after that‚ for I knew there was some devilry in the wind. I saw them from time to time‚ for
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stress. In the victim’s mindset‚ since the perpetrator has taken what the victim had‚ he does not deserve what he is having‚ thus the victim is responsible for taking those things away. An exemplary story of revenge is Alexander Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo. The protagonist‚ Edmond Dantes is falsely
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humanity. The ability to transcend worthless ventures is essential to finding happiness. However‚ people often get caught up in ambitions that can destroy their lives‚ making them lose their true purpose in the process. In Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo‚ the young sailor Edmond Dantes is betrayed and falsely imprisoned for treason. After escaping solitary confinement‚ Dantes finds a vast treasure‚ assumes multiple new identities‚ and begins an elaborate plot to exact vengeance on those who
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by that person; violent revenge.” The words are synonymous with each other. Regardless of which word is used it is human nature to want revenge for a wrong doing‚ especially when an unkind act happens to us personally. In the book‚ “The Count of Monte Cristo‚” by Alexandre Dumas‚ it is evident that
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Zoe Zettel Mr. Warren Period 8 12 September‚ 2012 Figurative Language Essay In this passage from The Count of Monte Cristo the author uses similes‚ metaphors‚ and descriptive details to establish the mood. The mood of this passage is that of a dark‚ disturbing scene of an execution. The author wants the reader to feel as though they are witnessing a terrifyingly grotesque death. The authors’ use of similes in this passage can be found throughout. Instead of describing Albert’s face as
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Jessica Harvey May 11‚ 2011 Mr Craine Philosophy To seek vengeance is to inflict injury‚ harm‚ and humiliation‚ on a person by another who has been harmed by that person. In the movie The Count of Monte Cristo‚ Edmond seeks revenge on Fernand Mondego for many reasons. All of which were justified because of the horrible treatment Edmond received while he was in prison. Not only did that make Edmond angry‚ but also when he found out the Fernand Mondego had married his wife to be only 1 month
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The Count of Monte Cristo Edmond is sailing in French waters along with his best friend Fernand‚ when their captain falls ill. They stop for help at a nearby island‚ which happens to be where Napolean Bonaparte is in hiding. Bonaparte pulls aside Edmond and asks him to deliver an innocent letter to an old friend in Marseille‚ France.Edmond agrees‚ as that is the price for the use of Napolean’s physician. The captain unfortunately dies‚ so the crew returns home to Marseille. Edmond is made captain
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developed the plot of their story through the work of another author. Throughout the Count of Monte Cristo‚ Alexandre Dumas borrows literary references in his work from Ovid’s Pyramus and Thisbe‚ Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ and Edgar Allan Poe’s Cask of Amontillado. By including these scholarly references‚ Dumas can give the reader a strong understanding over the storyline of the novel. In the Count of Monte Cristo‚ Alexandre Dumas alludes to Ovid’s Pyramus and Thisbe when describing the relationship
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as superior and godly. Throughout The Count of Monte Cristo‚ Dumas uses allusions and specific vocabulary to portray The Count as a god -like figure and also shows The Count’s character transform as he seeks revenge and payback on figures from his past. Initially‚ Dumas portrays The Count as a god-like figure through the way The Count and other characters use allusions and specific vocabulary. When characters such as Julie‚ Emmanuel‚ and Max describe The Count‚ they often use language that suggests
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(three of the main character) and the addition of Jacapo. Jacapo does is in the book‚ but he is never a large character. (This is a really long book‚ so I ’ll just put in the basics). The three people that Dantes swears vengance against are the Count de Morcerf‚ Baron Danglars‚ Villefort. I ’ll start with the simple one first. Danglars was one of the men that helped frame Dantes. He clawed is way up the social ladder because of his great wealth. He is very determined to keep it though. He abandons
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