however there was one that stood out vastly from the others: The Samurai. Samurai are noble warriors whom emerged during the Edo period of Japan‚ they first began as a hired guard for the rich‚ landholding nobles. The word “samurai” means “the one who serves” in the Japanese language‚ as more noble families appeared‚ the samurai culture shifted from being hired guards into a family organization. In exchange for land or income‚ samurai swore loyalty to their lords and would do nothing to dishonor the
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Per.7 11/16/10 Count of Monte Cristo & Dark Romanticism To understand where Dark romanticism comes from‚ we must first know about Romanticism in general. Romanticism was found in the 18th century‚ it represents imagination and expression of emotion in poetry ‚ art‚ and literature. Dark romanticism was found in the 19th century‚ it represents dark gothic subjects. In human life‚ some aspects that we show of dark romanticism‚ would be revenge‚ hate‚ murder‚ revenge‚ and greed. All of these aspects
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The Count of Monte Cristo is a very sourceful book with characters creating different and new identities. Fernand changes to Count de Morcerf during the time of Dantes’ imprisonment‚ Mercedes changes to Countess de Morcerf after her marriage to Fernand‚ Cadderouse changes to M. Pilletin‚ Benedetto changes to Andrea Cavalcanti to disguise and murders Cadderouse‚ and last but certaintly not least Edmund Dantes with the various identity changes. Even though these characters names are just being changed
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differently. In the passages‚ The Count of Monte Cristo and a scene from Blessings‚ both develop their themes differently. Both passages have similarities and differences on how they develop a theme. One of them may make it more difficult to find the theme than the other. It’s not like someone would instantly know the theme unless you read the story or passage very carefully. First‚ Blessing’s theme is way harder to find. While in The Count of Monte Cristo is hard but not as hard to find. In Blessings
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Set against the turbulent years of the Napoleonic era‚ The Count of Monte Cristo is the story of a betrayed young man named Edward Dantès. The book weaves a tale out of his long years in captivity deep inside the Château d’lf‚ his miraculous escape‚ and his carefully thought out revenge. Readers find out that there is a reason for everything the Count does‚ even if they cannot see it right away. All of the Count’s decisions lead to the eventual downfall and ruin of the people that are‚ in his mind
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don’t know how to control. In “Viva la vida”‚ by Cold Play‚ and “The Count Of Monte Cristo”by Alexandre Dumas‚ the writer’s use
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An eye for and eye is the Count Of Monte Cristo concept for revenge toward Caderousse. Caderousse was a tailor. He was also the Count’s father’s landlord and neighbor. While Count was at sea‚ Caderousse demanded the return of his loan the Count from the Count’s father who by complying deprived himself of sufficient money and nearly starved to death. Caderousse Later watches two men mail a letter that accuses the Count of supporting Napoleon. The letter causes the count to get arrested. Caderousse
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hierarchy of power was not only corrupt‚ but the highest levels were easily attainable with money and 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
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The Key to an Unexplainable Joy Like so many people‚ Edmond Dantes‚ the main character in Alexandre Dumas’ novel‚ The Count of Monte Cristo‚ wishes to have a life that makes him happy. When God blesses those with lives that have few moments of suffering or loss‚ it is easy to take many things for granted‚ even the simplest pleasures life may offer. It is times like these that a devastating situation can really shed some light on how many things one is truly grateful for and can also put into perspective
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Comparative Essay The Count of Monte Cristo and Blessing both have great‚ but difficult and exhausting themes. The theme of The Count of Monte Cristo is to be hopeful. The theme of Blessing is that changes can be a blessing. Themes are easy for people to find‚ but not easy to follow and do. They can seem impossible to do‚ but they can change the way you are and how you see certain situations. Themes take time to become a habit. The Count of Monte Cristo and Blessing’s themes are critical to learn
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