The Count of Monte-Cristo – Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas was born in 1802; his parents were Thomas Alexandre Dumas and Marie-Louis-Elizabeth-Laboret. His father died when he was about 3 years of age‚ leaving the family to suffer financially. Dumas was raised by his mother in a town called Villers-Cotterets. He was educated at a parochial school. He worked as a clerk when he was younger. He decided to move to Paris in 1822‚ at the age of 20 due to his growing interest in theatre. Dumas
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The Last Samurai “The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one‚ and it would not be a wasted life” (Zwick). These are the words of Katsumoto‚ an important samurai warrior. The movie The Last Samurai directed by Edward Zwick is about an American War Captain named Nathan Algren who is hired to train‚ lead and modernize a group of Japanese soldiers to defeat a rebellion of the country’s remaining Samurai in 1876. Algren is captured by the Samurai and soon
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myself vindictive‚ crafty‚ and cruel‚ or‚ rather‚ impassive like deaf and blind fate itself‚” said the Count. “I admit to you my most painful torture is to compare you‚ for there is nothing in the world that resembles you.”(Dumas 495). It is shown that not only the Count views himself as sadistic‚ but even to others‚ he is heinous. The Count of Monte Cristo’s sacrilegious characteristics such as reprisals‚ evil keenness‚ the misrepresentation of himself‚ and judgment dispositions‚ represent him to be
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and happiness with one’s life. Dantès claims that “There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another‚ nothing more.” In simpler terms‚ what separates the good from the bad in The Count of Monte Cristo is that the good appreciate the good things they have‚ however small‚ while the bad focus on what they lack. Love versus Alienation- Dantès declares himself an exile from humanity during the years in which he carries out his elaborate scheme of
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might begin your essay like so: "The Count of Monte Cristo" is a action-adventure book written by the popular French author‚ Alexandre Dumas. So your first sentence is pretty straightforward and tells what book you read and who the author is. The second‚ third‚ and fourth sentences give a bit of background on the storyline and then the fifth sentence concludes the first paragraph yet provides a smooth transition into the second paragraph. The last sentence may go something like this‚ While
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In the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas‚ the main character Edmond Dantes (The Count of Monte Cristo) sets out to get revenge on his enemies‚ according to his success in getting his revenge‚ the reader would infer that the author supported his decision to seek revenge. In the beginning Edmond is thrown into jail and there he begins to plan his revenge‚ with the help of his mentor Abbe faria.”Father‚ beware our revenge will be terrible after we take it.”(Dumas 74) this quotes foreshadows
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The Count of Monte Cristo Character 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
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The Count of Monte Cristo: No Human is a God “[Dantes] realized that he had exceeded the limits of vengeance‚ he realized that he could no longer say: ‘God is for me and with me.’” (1181). The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is set right after the first Napoleonic Wars‚ telling a story of vengeance conducted by a man‚ Edmond Dantes‚ a sailor‚ towards the three men that wrongfully imprisoned him for a crime he had not committed. Upon his escape from the Chateau D’If‚ where he was imprisoned
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“But if there is any further injury‚ then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life‚ eye for eye‚ tooth for tooth‚ hand for hand‚ foot for foot‚ burn for burn‚ wound for wound‚ bruise for bruise.” (Exodus 21:23-25). The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is a tale of diversity‚ triumph‚ and revenge. The endless accounts of struggle and adventure laced within this novel serve as fuel for the complex situations in which the characters find themselves. These situations alone are more than enough
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knights and samurai were‚ in many ways‚ very similar. Both had to be loyal to their lords. These lords expected them to fight well and to be fearless in battle. The lords also expected their knights or samurai to live disciplined and honorable lives. Both European knights and Japanese samurai had to follow strict codes of honor of behavior. The Japanese code of the samurai was called Bushido and European code of the knights was called Chivalry. Both codes required knights and samurais to be brave
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