Analysis In the novel The Count of Monte Cristo‚ I read many events unfold. Edmond Dantes was a very happy and honest man. He has the perfect life‚ or so it seemed. On the day he was to be betrothed to Mercedes‚ three men tried to ruin his life. Dantes ended up in prison for fourteen years. Once he escaped prison‚ he sought revenge on those who lied to get him falsely accused of being a bonapartist agent. I think Edmond Dantes is the protagonist. He sees everyone for who they really are‚ he tries to
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Edmond Dantes‚ at the end of his journey‚ is not found in the situation he previously intended for himself. Instead‚ after failing to achieve his initial goals‚ he is found in a new relationship with Haydee. In The Count of Monte Cristo‚ Alexandre Dumas shows‚ through Dantes’ journey‚ that a person’s efforts do not always deal the intended outcomes‚ and often cause unintended consequences. Dantes is faced with a tragedy that ruins the prosperous life he had with his love‚ Mercedes. During his time
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In the Count Of Monte Cristo‚ Edmond’s true love with Mercedes had slowly dissolved‚ when he received all the money that got soon transformed into power changing Edmond Dantes’ into the Count of Monte Cristo. After Dantes completes his revenge and goes to visit Mercedes‚ Dumas states “Monte Cristo took her hand / but he felt that his kiss was without ardor”(Dumas 494). Similarly‚ in the song‚ when the protagonist is no longer king he realizes
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The novel begins with Edmond Dantes‚ an admirable young sailor who is about to marry his beautiful fiancé and become the captain of his own ship. Dantes seems to be have a very promising future; however‚ deep feelings of envy and jealously quickly arise in those around him. Dumas exemplified the forces of good against evil through various characters. In this novel negative characters plot to conspire against Dantes by writing a letter which falsely incriminated him. Dantes was then wrongfully imprisoned
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it doesn’t matter. In the movie "The Count of Monte Cristo"‚ Edmund Dantes (Jim Caviezel) must go through trial and tribulations as he learns the biggest lesson of his life. Dantes is a poor sailor that dreams of one day owning his own ship so he may marry his longtime love Mercedes (Dagmara Dominczyk) and give her everything she deserves. In an attempt to save his captains life land on an island to seek medical attention. Dantes and his best friend‚ Fernand Mondego (Guy Pearce)‚ soon realize they
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the power. The movie suggest life is about strategy‚ may the best man win. The introduction of the movie shows Edmond and with his best friend‚ Fernand ‚ returning from the sea. Edmonds fiancée‚ Mercedes‚ utters to Fernand‚ "Remember when we were younger Edmond received a whistle and you received a pony" (Dumas). This resembles symbolizing how the two guys ranked each other. Edmond got the girl‚ Mercedes‚ while Fernand wanted her to himself but ended being alone. Alexander Dumas uses symbolism
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Caderousse fears death’s punishment when Benedetto stabs him and Caderousse quickly pleads “for mercy” (Dumas 337). Two ways to the afterlife is either heaven or hell. Caderousse‚ however‚ knows that he will go to hell for all the punishment he gives to Dantès. So instead of facing certain death‚ he pleads for a doctor to stay away from the damnation to hell. In the Count of Monte Cristo‚ by Alexander Dumas‚ Mr. Morrel represents stage 5 of Kohlberg’s stage of moral development because when Mr. Morrel
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of hope. The story begins in 1815; Edmond Dantes is promoted to captain of a ship and is engaged to is fiancé Mercedes. But one of his fellow shipmates becomes jealous of his promotion and Mercedes cousin is jealous of her love for Dantes. Both the men get together to frame Dantes as one of Napoleon’s agents. Dantes is thrown in jail and forgotten about for 14 years. He is unaware that his father has died and that Mercedes is now married to her cousin. Dantes and his cellmate devise a plan to escape
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connections. In The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas‚ the character of Edmond Dantes (The Count of Monte Cristo) quickly rose to power‚ once he had wealth and business relations with many men. After his escape from prison‚ Edmond went to the Isle of Monte Cristo to claim the treasure Abbe Busoni spoke so highly about. “After he touched them‚ fingered them‚ and buried his trembling hands in the gold and precious stones‚ Dantes ran out of the cave with the wild exaltation of a man who has come to
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movie count of monte cristo‚ the main character’s name is Edmond Dantes‚ his bestfriend is named Fernand Mondego‚ and Edmond’s lover was named Mercedes. Fernand was the biggest key to the rest of the story‚becaue he was jelous‚ greedy‚ and because of his pride that he betrayed edmond; he believed that because he was the son of a great count‚ and Edmond was son of a clerk so he should of had the beautiful fiance‚ and the
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