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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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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King of Victory Alexander Dumas‚ was born and raised in France when he wrote the book The Count of Monte Cristo. He compares and contrast‚ the events in his story using chess pieces. For example‚ a pony resembles a knight‚ a whistle is similar to a bishop‚ a count is turik‚ and a king has all the power. The movie suggest life is about strategy‚ may the best man win. The introduction of the movie shows Edmond and with his best friend‚ Fernand ‚ returning from the sea. Edmonds fiancée‚ Mercedes
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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 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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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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satisfaction and happiness with one’s life. Dantès claims that “There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another‚ nothing more.” In simpler terms‚ what separates the good from the bad in The Count of Monte Cristo is that the good appreciate the good things they have‚ however small‚ while the bad focus on what they lack. Love versus Alienation- Dantès declares himself an exile from humanity during the years in which he carries out his elaborate scheme
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accomplish nothing. Everyone knows misery loves company and revenge is the perfect partner. Most of the time it takes others to show you the good things in life that make that one bad one seem less severe that it doesn’t matter. In the movie "The Count of Monte Cristo"‚ Edmund Dantes (Jim Caviezel) must go through trial and tribulations as he learns the biggest lesson of his life. Dantes is a poor sailor that dreams of one day owning his own ship so he may marry his longtime love Mercedes (Dagmara
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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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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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