to humanity. The ability to transcend worthless ventures is essential to finding happiness. However‚ people often get caught up in ambitions that can destroy their lives‚ making them lose their true purpose in the 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
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and Count Paris‚ the ideal partner in marriage‚ are intertwined in fate and are seemingly made opponents of love in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Romeo‚ son of Lord and Lady Montague‚ falls in love with Juliet‚ daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet. Due to the fact that the Montagues and Capulets still sustain an ancient feud between their households‚ Romeo and Juliet keep their love a secret. Unaware of their daughter’s love to Romeo‚ Lord and Lady Capulet make plans to wed Juliet to Count Paris
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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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Count Dracula is one of the most famous villains in the fields of film and literature. In Buffy the Vampire Slayer‚ Dracula is depicted as being both serious and humorous. These attributes deviate from the original account where Dracula is shown as being powerful and evil. Evidently‚ past adaptations have not portrayed him as having a sense of humor. It is asserted that the power of a vampire is rooted in darkness and in his self. There is some truth in the statement owing to the fact that vampires
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‘Time does seem to fly by when we’re having fun” A almost scientifically proven fact‚ stated in Every Second Counts by Matilda Battersby. People countlessly say “Time is of the essence” “Time is money” “Time goes slower if you wanna move fast.” But in a scientific point of view‚ how many of these are actually true? A Social psychologist by the name of Robert Levine‚ once conducted a study of the tempo of life in 31 different countries. He collected data on 3 different things‚ these included the
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been harmed by that person; violent revenge.” The words are synonymous with each other. Regardless of which word is used it is human nature to want revenge for a wrong doing‚ especially when an unkind act happens to us personally. In the book‚ “The Count of Monte Cristo‚” by Alexandre Dumas‚ it is evident that
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Karen Smith D. Grover English 1101 November 1‚ 2010 Differences Between Count Dracula and Vlad Tepes “Dracula” is a book written by Bram Stoker that was inspired by Vlad Tepes‚ which causes some confusion about where fact ends and fiction begins. The two undoubtedly share some similarities. For example‚ they are both in positions of nobility. Before becoming a vampire Dracula was a prince and Vlad was a voivode. They are both also from Transylvania‚ although “Dracula” does not take place
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Jessica Harvey May 11‚ 2011 Mr Craine Philosophy To seek vengeance is to inflict injury‚ harm‚ and humiliation‚ on a person by another who has been harmed by that person. In the movie The Count of Monte Cristo‚ Edmond seeks revenge on Fernand Mondego for many reasons. All of which were justified because of the horrible treatment Edmond received while he was in prison. Not only did that make Edmond angry‚ but also when he found out the Fernand Mondego had married his wife to be only 1 month
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Down for the Count is a heavy work that is used to depict the times of the Great Depression. Fletcher Martin was very distinct about what he wanted us to see and how he wanted us to see it. The subject matter is surrounded by supporting details such as the color‚ light‚ space‚ and also the size and scale. Fletcher Martin painted this using oil paint on a canvas. The painting seems to be layered but not with many colors. The painting itself is very neutral in the sense of color schemes. The most
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