la Pailleterie (24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870)[1] was a French writer‚ best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels‚ including The Count of Monte Cristo‚ The Three Musketeers‚ Twenty Years After‚ and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were originally serialized. Life [edit] Early life Alexandre Dumas was born in Villers-Cotterêts in the department of Aisne‚ in Picardy‚ France. Dumas’ paternal
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(Multiple Choice Questions) Note: Attempt all questions from this section. Q.1:- Choose the correct answer for each from the given option: i) The scene of the play "progress" is in ___________ room. Study romm Dining room Guest room Store ii) The Count Of Monte Cristo’s real name is Edward Lear Edmornd Lear Eddie Edmond Dantes iii) Mrs. Meldon hates the idea of War Spider Peace Boys iv) The poem" Incident of the French Camp" is written by Robert Downing William Shakespeare Robert Frost Robert Browning
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Monsieur Villefort works as a public prosecutor in Paris in 1815. At this time period‚ Bonapart is on the rise‚ Monsieur Villefort’s job consists mostly of incarcerating those with Bonapartist political views. As he is at a dinner party with his soon to be wife and family in law‚ he recieves news that he has to see a young sailor who is going to be tried for delievering a package to the Isle that Bonapart is located on. The young man comes in and pleads his innocence‚ explaining that he only visited
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and has been sentenced to be hanged. He has been jailed in the name of justice and is planned to die for the death of a girl. Another example would be that the prosecutor‚ from the count of Monte cristio‚ had revealed that he was involved in a conspiracy of a secret message that he
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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ as well as in The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. Even in modern day‚ government control remains a significant part of life. For example‚ the SOPA bill arose in Congress when the need for anti-piracy protection became urgent or the USA admitting the Yemeni dictator into one of its medical centers. It occurs from the 1500s in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet to the 1800s in The Count of Monte Cristo and even modern day. Each government designs itself in
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Our political beliefs are often a driving force behind how we look at one another‚ make choices‚ and generally live our lives. In The Count of Monte Cristo‚ author Alexandre Dumas incorporates the conflict between the followers of Bonapartism and the followers of monarchy‚ or Royalists‚ of his time. Through establishing the villainous characters as Royalists and the protagonists as Bonapartists‚ Dumas clearly shows he is a supporter of Napoleon and also to show the corruption in politics in France
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philosophers exemplify how humans are flawed daily through their works. Alexandre Dumas and Homer are two particular authors/philosophers that not only show why humans are not the perfect species but also just how flawed they are. In Dumas’ book The Count of Monte Cristo‚ Edmond Dantes‚ the son of a poor fisherman lives a perfect life with his fiancée and father. His friends however recognizes that though they are richer and better off than Edmond‚ they are not nearly as happy which leads them to frame Edmond
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Dumas has been called. Alexandre Dumas was born July 24‚ 1802 in Villers-Cotterêts‚ France (The Editors). He is most famously known for his works of literature. Dumas has written many books‚ his most famous being The Three Musketeers or The Count of Monte Cristo (The Editors). Through events in Dumas’ life‚ he was inspired to write; and through his writing‚ he inspired or influenced society. Other well-known writers‚ his own father‚ and his life influenced his writing‚ while he influenced the culture
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really does summarize Edmond Dantes. One moment he’s walking high‚ in another moment he is in jail‚ then he is free and out plotting his revenge against his three enemies. Edmond Dantes is a man of many faces‚ and disguises. He is Edmond‚ The Count of Monte Cristo‚ the Abbe Busoni‚ and Sinbad the Sailor. Edmond Dantes was a good and honorable man‚ but the actions of Villefort‚ Danglars‚ and Morcerf made him a cold man‚ set only on revenge. Edmond Dantes was an honorable‚ good man before he was taken
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Fernand’s emotions show that he never knew that Dantés was really the Count of Monte Cristo. This may show that even Monsieur Dantés didn’t know that he was acting as the Count of Monte Cristo. At one point‚ when Dantés speaks to Mercédės‚ she says to him‚ “the fact that you’re still alive and that I’ve seen you again proves there’s a God above us” (Dumas 378). Therefore‚ Mercédės believes that Dantés was never the Count of Monte Cristo‚ but was always Dantés. This must prove to the jury that even those
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