The Count of Monte Cristo Chapter 1 The people are expecting the ship Pharaon. They think an accident must have happened Theres a letter Danglars thought Dantes had Dantes goes to see his father and fiancée Chapter 2 Dantes ran to his father‚ yelling His father is pale and sickly Dantes asks if he is ill‚ no just startled Dantes informs his father that the captain of the ship died and he is to take his place His father had to live on practically no money for months Dantes goes to see
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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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human characteristic that is natural in proportion. However when a fascination grows stronger one becomes much more passionate‚ and often times obsessed with pursuing whatever it is they desire. Alexandre Dumas demonstrates in his novel‚ The Count of Monte Cristo that a fixation with revenge can frequently become addictive. Dumas shows this obsession through the character of Edmond Dantes. Dantes‚ a 19 year old boy growing up in the small town of Marseilles‚ leads an innocent life overflowing with
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The Count of Monte Cristo Summary In France during the eighteenth century‚ Edmond Dantes along with his close friend Fernand Mondego stop in a strange land in search of rescue help for their captain‚ who has just attained brain fever. They meet Napoleon and ask for medical attention for their captain. Napoleon allows them to stay in his quarters. On the first night of their stay‚ Napoleon asks Edmond a favor. He requests he deliver a "harmless‚ personal letter to a friend" back in Marseilles where
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The Count of Monte Cristo: A Reaction Paper My sister asked me to write this for her assignment.. This story had intrigued me ever since I found out that this was one of the favorite novels of our national hero‚ Dr. Jose Rizal. I was excited to see how this story was being put on screen‚ and how the actors would portray the characters. I had not read the book because I wasn’t born a bookworm like my sister. I would rather watch than read stuff. But I somehow knew that the theme and plot were
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1. Edmond wears a few masks throughout the Count of Monte Cristo. In some parts he hides his true feelings about people and in some parts he openly confronts them. The people in the Masque of the Red Death shadow a mask over them. They fear death yet they try to hide it. 2. What kinds of masks do people wear? Why? People wear all kinds of masks. They wear masks to hide their love or admirations for people. They wear masks to try to act cool and easy going because they’re insecure. Girls and
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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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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 eyes flashed with hatred
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-“Half-past one only?” said he. “Why the devil do you rouse me at this hour?” {Alexandre Dumas‚ the Count Monte Cristo} (A mild oath which called on the Devil /In heaven’s name/why the dickens/why in the world/why on God’s green earth/why the hell/ why the deuce/ why in tarnation [damnation]) {Oxford Thesaurus} -Why in the name of everything infernal do you want me to be ambassador? -I kept my eye on her after that‚ for I knew there was some devilry in the wind. I saw them from time to time‚ for
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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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