The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas‚ he was loyal and insisted that he‚ “owes everything to his father and Mercedes” because his father had raised him to be the responsible man he was. His crew respected him and followed his orders. However‚ after spending 14 years in the Chateau d’If‚ he sought revenge after those who did him wrong. His heart was filled with such a strong hatred that he didn’t have any room for love. Abbe Faria spoke to Dantes about the thought of revenge and confessed
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as a trustworthy friend who shouldn’t be punished. "There‚ Edmond Dantes!" he said‚ pointing to the bodies of his wife and child‚ "see‚ are you well avenged?" Monte Cristo became pale at this horrible sight; he felt that he had passed beyond the bounds of vengeance‚ and that he could no longer say‚ "God is for and with me." 808 Monte Cristo was caught off guard when he saw Villefort’s family dead. He didn’t want to end the lives of innocent people when he realized that he wasn’t a god. For once he
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In some cases‚ revenge is the main motive of an individual’s action. There are several reasons behind the desire of revenge and why revenge is not always the best approach to a problem. According to Kaitlin Kiernan‚ it is absolutely natural for humans to seek for vengeance. The more severe the perpetrator’s action is‚ the more serious the victim want to vengeance to be. In many ways‚ revenge gives them satisfaction and relief from anger and stress. In the victim’s mindset‚ since the perpetrator has
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Jessica Harvey May 11‚ 2011 Mr Craine Philosophy To seek vengeance is to inflict injury‚ harm‚ and humiliation‚ on a person by another who has been harmed by that person. In the movie The Count of Monte Cristo‚ Edmond seeks revenge on Fernand Mondego for many reasons. All of which were justified because of the horrible treatment Edmond received while he was in prison. Not only did that make Edmond angry‚ but also when he found out the Fernand Mondego had married his wife to be only 1 month after
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I. The Count of Monte Cristo II. Characters 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. The Count of Monte Cristo - The identity Dantès
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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 Cristo and gaining unlimited wealth‚ he starts planning his revenge. Before
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of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo‚ written by Alexander Dumas‚ is a classic novel about a young sailor named Edmond Dantes who is imprisoned for alleged conspiracy with Napoleon. Doomed to a life in jail‚ Dantes discovers that the series of disastrous events that led to his imprisonment were caused by his very own “friends”. Vowing to get his revenge‚ Dantes manages to escape captivity‚ and find those who made his life miserable. Dantes then identifies himself as the Count of Monte Cristo
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December 14th‚ 2011 Final paper The novels of Alexander Dumas are favorites of many generations of readers because of his fascinating characters‚ tangled stories and dynamic plots. One of them‚ “The Count of Monte Cristo” was finished in 1844. Given its brilliant storyline about love and revenge in the 18th century‚ the novel was brought to life for the first time in 1934 by director Rowland V Lee and skillful actors Robert Donat‚ Elissa Landi and Sidney Blackmer. However‚ would it be worth it to do
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The Count of Monte Cristo Summary Short Summary The novel begins with the handsome young sailor Edmond Dantes. He has just returned from a journey aboard the Pharaon. The Pharaon’s shipowner‚ M. Morrel‚ rushes out to meet the ship. He finds that the captain has died en route‚ and Dantes has assumed the post with admirable skill. He thus plans to make Dantes officially the next captain of the ship. Dantes future is thus promising. His father’s financial situation as well as his own will be greatly
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Devotion in Motion and the Melody of Fidelity: How Loyalty Plays a Part in The Count of Monte Cristo Noah Mr. Alig English I‚ Period 4 03/01/12 We live in a world where fidelity and commitment are hard to come by. Every day we see sleazy politicians lying to our faces on television‚ and the media twisting people’s words for the sake of entertainment. Mimicking our world‚ in The Count of Monte Cristo you can scarcely go a page without someone backstabbing someone else or some clandestine
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