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‚ Villefort’s father‚ Villefort wants to make sure that Monte Cristo does not speak of it so he uses
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Happiness Is Not Always Free In the novel‚ the Count of Monte Cristo‚ by Alexander Dumas‚ the main character‚ Edmond Dantés has some changes in morals and values throughout the book. At the beginning of the novel‚ the most important things in life for Dantés are: his father‚ Mercedes‚ and becoming a successful sailor. He had a positive outlook on life: “[Edmond and Mercedes] were so happy that they saw nothing but themselves and the beautiful blue sky which seemed to be blessing them”(18). All of
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on whom you ask‚ and it may vary according to the concepts and values that he/her was raised on - it differs among different peoples‚ cultures and traditions. In this essay I will try to answer this question from the point of the story The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. In order to discuss the revenge issue of this book let us begin by a brief summery of the story. Edmond Dantes‚ a young sailor‚ gets a reward to be a Captain of a ship‚ but unfortunately four men arranged that he will be
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alternate ending at 527‚ right before Maximilien stops The Count from taking the poison. This seems very close to the end‚ but it will work out. This is going to be a very unique ending‚ in the way that it changes the whole way you look at the book. The Count of Monte Cristo looked at Max and smiled‚ “You are practically my son‚ and I could not see myself living in this world without you.” He tipped the spoonful of poison down his throat. The Count felt the dazzling poison burn down his throat. “Peace
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The Island of Monte Cristo is a visual symbol that is extremely significant it is the wealth Dantes inherits which supports his revenge plot throughout the novel. The island to Dantes represents hope and riches due to the treasure Faria had told Dantes about was on‚ “In the caves of the little Island of Monte Cristo” (Dumas 71). This quote symbolizes the new life Dantes will have throughout the course of the book. The meaning is be thankful for friends for they can encompass a great fortune upon
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sent off to Chateau d’If‚ an infamous jail in which the worst criminals go. He miraculously escaped‚ became wealthy‚ and sought vengeance against these 3 men who had taken his youth and innocence and turned it into something horrible... the Count of Monte Cristo‚ the sly‚ vindictive‚ mysteriously wealthy character which everyone is humbled by because of his simple fashion and mystique. He speaks with his ex-fiance’s son’s friend‚ Franz‚ who warns Dantes ahead of time that everything that goes around
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the maximum of 500 words‚ prove that there is a moral lesson implied in the novel “The picture of Dorian Gray” Oscar Wilde is one of the greatest literary showmen of the English nineteenth century. Of all his works‚ his only novel “…” is considered his masterpiece. In this novel‚ a moral lesson can be implied: Corruption will lead to destruction‚ obsession and torture. A moral lesson is experience that one can learn from a story and this lesson follows the standards of behavior considered acceptable
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Alexandre Dumas has always had a reputation for writing swashbuckling and fast-paced adventure tales that blend together fact and fiction. He wrote many historical fiction novels where would severely stretch the truth to achieve a great novel‚ but never claimed that the novels tell the same story as history. One common subject of Dumas’ novels is the element of betrayal and what leads to the revenge of that betrayal. The Three Musketeers (1844) tells the story of a man named D’Artagnan‚ a young
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My most moral lesson as a child What is a childhood dream? A life that parents love and cherish you‚ they want the very best for you and they work hard to help you through those hard times. What did I get as a child? I had two parents that were both Alcoholics and Drug users‚ this was not exactly your dream home at all‚ however many lessons were learned and many morals gained. My childhood days consisted of no money and bad parents‚ this caused me to really understand and respect the value
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The play Antigone was written by Sophocles around four hundred forty B.C.E‚ in the height of the golden age of Greece. Theater was then‚ as it is now‚ a medium through which to implicate the outlooks of its writer and to examine moral issues‚ whilst providing entertainment. The subjects discussed through theater were often deeply rooted in the dialogue of the characters in the plays and struck the chords of the audience such that enlightenment could take place‚ and in that day and age this purpose
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