Revenge is bittersweet Revenge is the main theme of the film The Count of 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
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“Hope begins in the dark‚ the stubborn hope that if you just show up and do the right thing‚ the dawn will come” ~Anne Lamot. Illustrated in the novel‚ The Count of Monte Cristo‚ Alexandre Dumas uses the character of Edmond Dantès to portray that even in a dark place you can still have hope. In the darkest of places‚ with God‚ hope shines through. Confirming this statement‚ “I lay aside my pride before God‚ who has taken me from nothing to make me who I am” (385). He became nothing‚ but he had
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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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satisfaction 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
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Characters of Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès-The protagonist of the novel. Dantès is an intelligent‚ honest‚ and loving man who turns bitter and vengeful after he is framed for a crime he does not commit. When Dantès finds himself free and enormously wealthy‚ he takes it upon himself to act as the agent of Providence‚ rewarding those who have helped him in his plight and punishing those responsible for his years of agony. Lord Wilmore- The identity of an eccentric English nobleman that
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accomplish nothing. Everyone knows misery loves company and revenge is the perfect partner. Most of the time it takes others to show you the good things in life that make that one bad one seem less severe that 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)
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human characteristic that is natural in proportion. However when a fascination grows stronger one becomes much more passionate‚ and often times obsessed with pursuing whatever it is they desire. Alexandre Dumas demonstrates in his novel‚ The Count of Monte Cristo that a fixation with revenge can frequently become addictive. Dumas shows this obsession through the character of Edmond Dantes. Dantes‚ a 19 year old boy growing up in the small town of Marseilles‚ leads an innocent life overflowing
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The Count of Monte Cristo Summary In 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
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The Count of Monte Cristo: A Reaction Paper My sister asked me to write this for her assignment.. This story had intrigued me ever since I found out that this was one of the favorite novels of our national hero‚ Dr. Jose Rizal. I was excited to see how this story was being put on screen‚ and how the actors would portray the characters. I had not read the book because I wasn’t born a bookworm like my sister. I would rather watch than read stuff. But I somehow knew that the theme and plot were
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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 responsible for wasting fourteen years of his life as the narrator says "Then his eyes flashed with
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