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 Edmond resides. However‚ because of Napoleon’s
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The Count of Monte Cristo written by Alexandre Dumas has many aspects of symbolism that enhance the story of Edmond Dantès’ quest for revenge. Not only are the objects and people symbolic but perhaps the most significant and symbolic aspects of the book are the occurrences throughout the story. First‚ the sea has significant underlying meaning throughout the plot beginning when Edmond Dantès escapes prison and is cast into the sea. Second‚ the way in which the Count of Monte Cristo achieves revenge
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Joe Williamson Character Analysis Period 3 After Edmond Dantes from The Count of Monte Cristo escapes from prison‚ his main goal is life is to get revenge on those who ruined his. While planning his revenge‚ he makes many wise decisions‚ but most were unjust and with ill intentions. Edmond Dantes wants revenge on Danglars‚ Villefort and Fernand for sending him to prison and making him lose Mercedes‚ the woman he was about to marry. After finding the treasure on the island of Monte
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doppelgangers to show that Dantés
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Monte Cristo‚ directed by Kevin Reynolds. The protagonist Edmond Dantes has his mind set on vengeance as he has been deceived and betrayed by J.F Villefort and Fernand Mondego. Throughout the film Edmond carefully plots and plans to have vengeance on Villefort and Mondego. Although with revenge comes with a price‚ what has been done cannot be undone. Edmond has to live with the guilt of taking another man’s life. Villefort sends Edmond to Château d’If after he delivers him a letter to cover any
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when it comes to influence and power‚ and the revenge of Edmond Dantes. Edmond Dantes is a good-hearted and God-fearing person‚ a sailor who had a bright future ahead at the moment he’s imprisoned: he was about to be promoted and to marry the woman he loved so dearly. His life is ruined because of others envy to him especially his friend Fernand Mondego‚ who betrayed him and and later takes his fiance Mercedes as his own wife. Edmond Dantes was the victim of an unfortunate coincidence‚ because of
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ruler was supreme. This situation has a profound effect on the events of the story. Dantes’ enemies used the rivalry between the two parties in order to convince the Royalists that Edmond is a Bonapartist‚ therefore it is the basis for his arrest and inevitable captivity in the Chateau D’If.. Basic Plot: The Count of Monte Cristo is a story about a sailor‚ Edmond Dantes‚ who was betrayed during the prime of his life and career by the jealousy of his friends
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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 being incarcerated both men endured tremendous amounts of physical and mental suffering but still held a belief in
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by Alexandre Dumas. The story begins with a handsome sailor‚ Edmond Dantes who is very successful in his life and career and even his love story. The novel also deals about revenge to those people who misjudged and envied Edmond Dantes. The plot was great since the main character was at his good fortune being the next captain of a ship‚ who has a great love story together with his fiancée. But some people are envious of Edmond Dantes’ almost perfect life. Because of this‚ people wrongly misjudged
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There are many ways in which a gothic novel may be recognized. For example‚ many motifs and symbols help 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
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