Revenge is the desire to take vengeance (revg). Vengeance is to return an injury(veng). In the Alexandre Dumas novel‚ The Count of Monte Cristo‚ the title character seeks revenge of those who put him in jail. Villefort‚ one of the accomplices of Monte Cristo’s imprisonment‚ receives revenge from Monte Cristo. The revenge on Villefort by Monte Cristo was too harsh. When Monte Cristo was being arrested‚ he was brought to Villefort to be prosecuted. Upon discovering the letter that was to Nortier‚
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Revenge is not the Jedi way Edmond Dantes‚ The Count of Monte Cristo‚ Sinbad the Sailor‚ Abbe Busoni‚ Lord Wilmore‚ throughout Edmond’s plot for revenge in The Count of Monte Cristo he has become many people and he has also learned that revenge brings suffering. In his blind hatred for the men that wronged him‚ Dantes fails to realize how his actions harm the innocent people connected to the lives of the wrongdoers. For example‚ when the count uses Benedetto to discredit Villefort and Villefort comes
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The Count of Monte Cristo: Revenge The Story of Edmond Dantès‚ the Sailor‚ who Becomes the Rich & Powerful Count of Monte Cristo and Takes Revenge on all his Enemies. Chesky Hoffman June 17‚ 1996 Dr. Goodale In this essay I will show how Edmond Dantes punishes his four enemies with relation to their specific ambitions. Edmond is sent to jail due to his enemies’ jealousy. After he escapes he becomes rich and powerful and gets back at them. Before I relate to you how Dantes gets back at
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Revenge in The Count of Monte Cristo and Kill Bill Alexandre Dumas’ famous novel The Count of Monte Cristo tells the story of a young sailor‚ Edmond Dantés. Newly engaged‚ recently promoted and loved by many around him‚ Dantés is interrupted on his wedding day‚ and framed for a crime he didn’t commit. He remains in jail for twenty one years‚ and upon escaping swears revenge on those who imprisoned him. The novel follows Dantés as he enacts revenge‚ at the cost of both the lives of the innocent and
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According to http://dictionary.com‚ revenge can be defined as “to inflict punishment for”. This definition implies that revenge is a routine‚ healthy occurrence; humanity as a whole needs revenge in order to uphold society’s general code of ethics. An example of revenge is that somebody drives a vehicle under the influence of alcohol‚ and for revenge‚ the government revokes their drivers’ license. This is not an act of vindictiveness‚ this is simply done to keep other citizens safe. By most peoples’
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In the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas‚ the main character Edmond Dantes (The Count of Monte Cristo) sets out to get revenge on his enemies‚ according to his success in getting his revenge‚ the reader would infer that the author supported his decision to seek revenge. In the beginning Edmond is thrown into jail and there he begins to plan his revenge‚ with the help of his mentor Abbe faria.”Father‚ beware our revenge will be terrible after we take it.”(Dumas 74) this quotes foreshadows
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The Count of Monte Cristo: No Human is a God “[Dantes] realized that he had exceeded the limits of vengeance‚ he realized that he could no longer say: ‘God is for me and with me.’” (1181). The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is set right after the first Napoleonic Wars‚ telling a story of vengeance conducted by a man‚ Edmond Dantes‚ a sailor‚ towards the three men that wrongfully imprisoned him for a crime he had not committed. Upon his escape from the Chateau D’If‚ where he was imprisoned
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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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My reaction for the movie "the count of Monte Cristo" Reaction paper for the movie “The Count of Monte Cristo” “God will give me justice‚” this line which was engraved in the wall on the prison was retained on my mind when I watched the movie” The Count of Monte Cristo.” This movie amazed me very much because of its excellent theme. I really like the story because it has a mixed of drama‚ suspense and romance. Furthermore‚ it was not a boring one to watch. The actors and
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The word revenge is defined in the dictionary as : ’get satisfaction by deliberately causing injury in return for a person or oneself suffering’ . Governments and countries often take revenge by fighting‚ like with after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor the U.S government gave an order to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki as revenge. Kings and dictators also take revenge by invading other countries‚ and even the ordinary people‚ like us‚ take revenge on smaller issues. But is it morally justified? The answer
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