young man named Edward Dantès. The book weaves a tale out of his long years in captivity deep inside the Château d’lf‚ his miraculous escape‚ and his carefully thought out revenge. Readers find out that there is a reason for everything the Count does‚ even if they cannot see it right away. All of the Count’s decisions lead to the eventual downfall and ruin of the people that are‚ in his mind‚ the guiltiest in the betrayal that lead to his imprisonment. While he is imprisoned Dantès figures out (with the
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it. Dantes sees this pattern in his adversaries as they provide him with a Utopian idea‚ but in reality Edmond is able to read between the lines and use this against them. As always quoted‚ fear is your greatest enemy as it never goes away. Fear is always there while your actual enemy fades away. The greatest fear is the fear out of the realm of control. Dantes utilizes fear to gain victory over his opponents as they are used to dominance‚ but loss of control causes them to unravel and Dantes to pull
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“Tell me this once more‚ Mercedes; is this your final answer?” “I love Edmond Dantes‚” the girl answered coldly‚” and none other shall be my husband.” PG. 13 This is foreshadowing one of Edmond’s soon to be enemies because Fernand is jealous of the love that Mercedes has for Edmond. Ch.4: “My friends‚” he said‚ with a gloomy shake of the head‚ ”It is far more serious matter than we supposed.” PG. 24 This is showing that Edmond is going to have to learn to live in a jail cell because of what he
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bonaprtist .in prison he meets a man named abbe faria who teaches Dantès history‚ science‚ philosophy‚ and languages which educates him greatly. Abbé faria tells dantes of a great treasure at Monte cristo eventually dantes discovers the gold and begins to execute his plan of revenge. Dantes lost everything he had when he was betrayed and now he has nothing to lose. When dealing with the satisfaction of revenge the fact that dantes has nothing to lose becomes very beneficial in the article Revenge:
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Monte Cristo 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. Lord Wilmore- The identity of an eccentric English nobleman that Dantès assumes when committing
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Edmond Dantes is a promising young man with his whole life ahead of him. He is betrothed to a beautiful woman and about to become the captain of a large ship‚ which would bring him much wealth. Then‚ his whole life is shattered by the betraying of his very own colleagues. Fernand Mondego was one of those who was jealous of Dantes and decided to take action for fear of losing the woman of his dreams. In the end‚ Dantes takes revenge on Fernand Mondego by simply paying back the favor which Mondego
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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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Part One (Theme and Setting Questions) 1.Considering the following statement‚ "Revenge makes the avenger feel much better’‚ find examples in the novel that prove or disprove the statement. The novel proves that this statement is true because when Dantès found out the truth‚ he wanted nothing more than revenge; this is why he had escaped from the Chateau D’if and sought out the treasure on the isle of Monte Cristo. Using the treasure he quickly inflicted damage onto his enemies rather slowly. He tortured
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suffereing from this. How can society fix this issue? In The Count of Monte Cristo written by Alexander Dumas‚ poverty was also an issue‚ it’s a horrible thing and nobody really knows what its like until they experince it. In the novel‚ M. Dantes (Edmond’s father) died from starvation. Like the quote said‚ “even a wondering dog finds someone to throw him a crust of bread.” This is why poverty is an issue that can be easily solved in the U.S. If the nation had more shelters and food
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had to deal with were Edmond Dantes‚ his father‚ Fernand‚ and the life she knew with Edmond and then with Fernand. She also worried about what was best for her son Albert. She was so kind and caring for Edmond’s father showing her love and concern for others. Mercedes loved Edmond and his father more than anything else. She was so happy to see him when he got off the Pharaon. She had missed him so much and now that he was home they could finally get married. When Edmond was arrested at their
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