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 of his fellow shipmates becomes jealous of his promotion and Mercedes cousin is jealous of her love for Dantes. Both the men get together to frame Dantes as one of Napoleon’s agents. Dantes is thrown in jail and forgotten about for 14 years. He is unaware that his father has died and that Mercedes is now married to her cousin. Dantes and his cellmate devise a plan to escape
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connections. In The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas‚ the character of Edmond Dantes (The Count of Monte Cristo) quickly rose to power‚ once he had wealth and business relations with many men. After his escape from prison‚ Edmond went to the Isle of Monte Cristo to claim the treasure Abbe Busoni spoke so highly about. “After he touched them‚ fingered them‚ and buried his trembling hands in the gold and precious stones‚ Dantes ran out of the cave with the wild exaltation of a man who has come to
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movie count of monte cristo‚ the main character’s name is Edmond Dantes‚ his bestfriend is named Fernand Mondego‚ and Edmond’s lover was named Mercedes. Fernand was the biggest key to the rest of the story‚becaue he was jelous‚ greedy‚ and because of his pride that he betrayed edmond; he believed that because he was the son of a great count‚ and Edmond was son of a clerk so he should of had the beautiful fiance‚ and the
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In clarifying the blatantly subjective nature of the term "Justice‚" it is easy to determine that the Count of Monte Cristo was unjust in his actions. He may have been acting out of a personal sense of justice‚ but was selfish and short-sighted enough to injure people on whom he did not intend to wreak revenge. His sense of justice‚ was not‚ contrary to what the term itself implied‚ just. The fates of‚ and events surrounding‚ Caderousse‚ Benedetto‚ Albert‚ and Danglars all support the charge that
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The young man comes in and pleads his innocence‚ explaining that he only visited the island due to the fact that it was the dying wish of his late captain. The young sailor‚ Edmond Dantes‚ gives Villefort a letter which states information on Bonapart which mentions Villefort’s father‚ Noirtier. The letter is burned and Dantes is imprisoned‚ although he is innocent and has no clue of what the letter is containing. Fourteen years after his imprisonment
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1 Story of Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès is the apple of this novel’s eye. We will follow him over the course of twenty-three years and 117 chapters (yikes). During this time he will pretend to be a number of different people‚ including Sinbad the Sailor‚ Lord Wilmore‚ Abbé Faria‚ and the Count of Monte Cristo. Edmond returns from a long journey at sea. The captain of his ship‚ thePharaon‚ has died along the way‚ and Edmond has successfully lead the crew and the cargo home to Marseilles
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of no future.” Max ran up to The Count in tears‚ “No! I can’t lose you. Tell me it’s a lie; tell me that he is only playing one of his mind-boggling games.” Max’s knees began to fail him; he fell to the count’s feet. “Please Count‚ please! Edmond Dantès! Please‚ whatever you wish to be called‚ stay with me!” Max was pleading and hysterical in tears. He felt like his whole world was shattering right before his eyes. The Count of Monte Cristo fell to the ground. His body was frozen and his pulse
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Since early childhood‚ Jose Rizal already loved books. His mother‚ Doña Teodora Alonzo taught him how to read a material in Spanish language and developed his mind and artistic talents by telling him wonderful and colourful stories and poems. Furthermore‚ his Tio Gregorio‚ a book lover‚ intensified his reading of good books. The favourite pastime of Rizal during his stay in Madrid was reading. Instead of gambling and flirting with women as many young Filipinos did in the Spanish metropolis
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WORD WORK b c d e 2 b c d e d e f g h wicked funeral hatred confident delight a‚ d‚ f b c d e f WORD WORK g h i j k row cells mad God reward d e Fernand Danglars GUESS WHAT Napoleon Edmond Villefort b1 c3 d5 e4 f8 g7 h2 WORD WORK b c d e b c d e f g h i j guards sack graveyard revenge Valentine Villefort Edouard Villefort Madame Villefort the Count of Monte Cristo Fernand de Morcerf g h i j
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on their emotions in literature would be Edmond Dantes‚ from Alexandre Dumas’ novel‚ Count of Monte Cristo. In the novel‚ Edmond is extraordinarily determined on getting revenge against three men that wronged him‚ and throughout the story‚ he acts on this determination to get revenge. Unfortunately‚ once Dantes does find his much sought after vengeance‚ he finds that having too much determination can be a terrible curse. In the case of both Creon and Edmond‚ their emotions got the better of them‚
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