Edmond Dantes lives his life from one extreme to the next as he becomes Monte Cristo. While there are positives and negatives to both of his identities‚ to truly see past the illusions he must find a balance. On his journey to find a balance‚ he learns that both personalities have positives but‚ he must find a balance to achieve true happiness. Edmond Dantes is initially naive and trusting. He loves unconditionally and believes that everyone has good in them. This helps him a lot in his journey
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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 as the narrator says "Then his
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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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different ways‚ there are the majorities that simply long for innate‚ and sometimes evil‚ human pleasures. It is clear that damnation is caused by the pursuit of human pleasure‚ which is the only need for Hell‚ NOT by incontinence‚ violence‚ or fraud. Dante Alighieri’s “The Inferno” demonstrates the fates of those taking pleasure in their sinful fetishes. With some thought‚ the reader can see that each circle of Hell correlates to some form of human satisfaction. Some of these may be obscure‚ but they
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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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“But if there is any further injury‚ then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life‚ eye for eye‚ tooth for tooth‚ hand for hand‚ foot for foot‚ burn for burn‚ wound for wound‚ bruise for bruise.” (Exodus 21:23-25). The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is a tale of diversity‚ triumph‚ and revenge. The endless accounts of struggle and adventure laced within this novel serve as fuel for the complex situations in which the characters find themselves. These situations alone are more than enough
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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 wronged him. As part of this scheme‚ Dantes befriends Haydee‚ a young Grecian princess sold into slavery after her family was betrayed by a French officer. Haydee joins Dantes in his mission and conspires to
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itself‚” said the Count. “I admit to you my most painful torture is to compare you‚ for there is nothing in the world that resembles you.”(Dumas 495). It is shown that not only the Count views himself as sadistic‚ but even to others‚ he is heinous. The Count of Monte Cristo’s sacrilegious characteristics such as reprisals‚ evil keenness‚ the misrepresentation of himself‚ and judgment dispositions‚ represent him to be an agnostic. For one
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passage “I regret now‚” said he‚ “having helped you in your late inquiries‚ or having given you the information I did.” “Why so? Inquired Dantès. “Because it has installed a new passion in your heart— that of vengeance.” 117 Until now‚ Dantès has been ignorant of the evil done to him. He believed that it was only bad luck that had befallen him. When Faria shows Dantès that he was betrayed by people he thought to be close‚ his innocence and ignorance were now gone forever. He accepts that evil exists
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An eye for and eye is the Count Of Monte Cristo concept for revenge toward Caderousse. Caderousse was a tailor. He was also the Count’s father’s landlord and neighbor. While Count was at sea‚ Caderousse demanded the return of his loan the Count from the Count’s father who by complying deprived himself of sufficient money and nearly starved to death. Caderousse Later watches two men mail a letter that accuses the Count of supporting Napoleon. The letter causes the count to get arrested. Caderousse
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