Revenge is bittersweet Revenge is the main theme of the film The Count of Monte Cristo‚ directed by Kevin Reynolds. The protagonist Edmond Dantes has his mind set on vengeance as he has been deceived and betrayed by J.F Villefort and Fernand Mondego. Throughout the film Edmond carefully plots and plans to have vengeance on Villefort and Mondego. Although with revenge comes with a price‚ what has been done cannot be undone. Edmond has to live with the guilt of taking another man’s life. Villefort
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“Hope begins in the dark‚ the stubborn hope that if you just show up and do the right thing‚ the dawn will come” ~Anne Lamot. Illustrated in the novel‚ The Count of Monte Cristo‚ Alexandre Dumas uses the character of Edmond Dantès to portray that even in a dark place you can still have hope. In the darkest of places‚ with God‚ hope shines through. Confirming this statement‚ “I lay aside my pride before God‚ who has taken me from nothing to make me who I am” (385). He became nothing‚ but he had
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Hellish Satisfaction Sex‚ money‚ power‚ and revenge‚ each of these are driven by human desire. It is almost guaranteed that the reader has not known at least of a handful of persons that do not chase after these human pleasures and many more that‚ to the least‚ desire such. Satisfaction is something that every human mind yearns for. Although there are the few who attain such in different ways‚ there are the majorities that simply long for innate‚ and sometimes evil‚ human pleasures. It is clear
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The Count of Monte Cristo Chapter 1 The people are expecting the ship Pharaon. They think an accident must have happened Theres a letter Danglars thought Dantes had Dantes goes to see his father and fiancée Chapter 2 Dantes ran to his father‚ yelling His father is pale and sickly Dantes asks if he is ill‚ no just startled Dantes informs his father that the captain of the ship died and he is to take his place His father had to live on practically no money for months Dantes goes to see
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The Key to an Unexplainable Joy Like so many people‚ Edmond Dantes‚ the main character in Alexandre Dumas’ novel‚ The Count of Monte Cristo‚ wishes to have a life that makes him happy. When God blesses those with lives that have few moments of suffering or loss‚ it is easy to take many things for granted‚ even the simplest pleasures life may offer. It is times like these that a devastating situation can really shed some light on how many things one is truly grateful for and can also put into perspective
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human characteristic that is natural in proportion. However when a fascination grows stronger one becomes much more passionate‚ and often times obsessed with pursuing whatever it is they desire. Alexandre Dumas demonstrates in his novel‚ The Count of Monte Cristo that a fixation with revenge can frequently become addictive. Dumas shows this obsession through the character of Edmond Dantes. Dantes‚ a 19 year old boy growing up in the small town of Marseilles‚ leads an innocent life overflowing with
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1. Edmond wears a few masks throughout the Count of Monte Cristo. In some parts he hides his true feelings about people and in some parts he openly confronts them. The people in the Masque of the Red Death shadow a mask over them. They fear death yet they try to hide it. 2. What kinds of masks do people wear? Why? People wear all kinds of masks. They wear masks to hide their love or admirations for people. They wear masks to try to act cool and easy going because they’re insecure. Girls and
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Compare and Contrast Essay Shawshank Redemption and Count of Monte Cristo Word Count: 821 In the film Shawshank Redemption (SSR) the protagonist Andy Defrense is accused of killing his wife and her lover though he had no recollection of doing so and therefore he is falsely accused and imprisoned. However In the film The Count of Monte Cristo (CRC) Edmond Dantes‚ the protagonist is betrayed by his friends which subsequently leads him to be also falsely accused and imprisoned. After years of
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Edmond Dantes‚ once a kind-hearted‚ well-respected sailor and man‚ dramatically developed into a hateful‚ vengeful man. In the beginning of the novel‚ The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas‚ he was loyal and insisted that he‚ “owes everything to his father and Mercedes” because his father had raised him to be the responsible man he was. His crew respected him and followed his orders. However‚ after spending 14 years in the Chateau d’If‚ he sought revenge after those who did him wrong. His heart
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recognized. For example‚ many motifs and symbols help in identifying whether the book is a gothic novel or not. The author‚ Alexandre Dumas‚ uses Edmond Dantès‚ the main character from The Count of Monte Cristo‚ to prove the book a gothic novel through Edmond’s strong hatred‚ merciless revenge‚ and portrayal of rebirth. One of the many motifs found in The Count of Monte Cristo is hatred. The Count of Monte Cristo swore to ruin his three friends responsible for wasting fourteen years of his life
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