One of these lines were‚ "Hatred is blind‚ anger is foolhardy‚ and he who pours out vengeance risks having to drink a bitter draft." This line was very powerful in the sense that it foreshadows the series of events that occurs within the book. Edmond Dantes‚ the main character of the book‚ was stripped of his innocence by 3 conspirators‚ which he had called friends‚ and was sent off to Chateau d’If‚ an infamous jail in which the worst criminals go. He miraculously escaped‚ became wealthy‚ and sought
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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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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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"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 the Count of Monte Cristo acted unjustly. The first step
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also shares a common theme with the Cask of Amontillado: revenge and justice. In the short story‚ a man named Montresor has been insulted by a second man‚ Fortunato. This results in Montresor feeling the obligation to seek revenge for Fortunato’s actions. In comparison‚ Edmond Dantes is sent to prison through the actions of Monsieur de Villefort‚ Fernand Mondego‚ and Baron Danglars. After Dantes escapes from the Chateau d’If‚ he seeks revenge for what these men have done to him‚ in a
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fame‚ or wealth‚ and the willingness to strive for its attainment” ( ). Most apparently‚ Edmond Dantès (the Count of Monte Cristo) has an ambition for revenge‚ which influences much of his decisions throughout the entirety of the novel. Additionally‚ Gérard
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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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that crushes those who plotted his demise. Fernand Mondego and Danglars both wronged Dantes‚ and both were motivated by envy. Both men were filled with jealousy and never thought of the consequences of their actions. Villefort disposes of Dantes because of ambition. He would stop at nothing to climb the aristocratic ladder. Finally‚ Caderousse‚ a man that is simply ill natured‚ helped in the destruction of Dantes> None of these men could fathom how costly the price of these injustices would be
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Betrayal:Edmond Dantes The novel entitled‚ The Count of Monte Cristo was written by Alexander Dumas. The story begins during the eighteenth century and takes place in the country of France. The environment is within the travelling adventures of men embarking on a ship called the Pharoan. The protagonist is introduced by the author as being‚ Edmond Dantes. This character is seemingly described as being an extremely trustworthy and very naive young man. He is a youthful sailor from Marseilles and
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