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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Andon Kiryazov 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
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Monte Cristo is paying an older gentleman to act as Marquis Bartolomeo Calvacanti‚ father of Andrea Calvacanti. They are both receiving an allowance to act as Andrea Calvacanti. They are presented to one another. Monte Cristo also invites them to his dinner party. He intends to introduce Andrea Calvacanti to Parisien society. Analysis: Monte Cristo is here setting the stage for Calvacanti’s entrance to Parisien society where he will be instrumental in the downfall of Villefort‚ Caderousse‚ and
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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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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 Cristo and gaining unlimited wealth‚ he starts
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Britton Wilson Mr. White English Honors 10/16/2014 The Count of Monte Cristo By: Alexander Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo thinks that those who cause prolonged suffering must be given prolonged suffering to bring about justice. The Counts three enemies in which he inflicts punishment on are Monsieur de Villefort‚ Monsieur Danglars and Monsieur Fernand. The Count had two choices‚ he could make it quick and easy or he could make them suffer over a long period of time. He chose to
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The Count 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
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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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Reaction paper to The Count of Monte Cristo movie As I have watched the film of The Count of Monte Cristo‚ which was based on the novel written by Alexandre Dumas with the same title‚ I saw how hatred and vengeance can kill and affect every other’s lives. At the first part of the movie‚ Edmund Dantes‚ the main character of the movie‚ He is betrayed by his own friend named‚ Fernand Mondego‚ because he likes Dantes’ fiancee and he is jealous about Dantes being the captain of their ship. Because
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Erona Zeqiri Equal Vengeance How far would a person go to get revenge on someone who has done wrong to them? Hammurabi’s code states ‘an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth’. In Alexander Dumas disguise and justice novel‚ The Count of Monte Cristo‚ the main character is Edmond Dantes. Dantes is a young 19-year-old and is soon-to-be captain of the Pharaon‚ after Captain Leclere dies of brain fever off the Isle of I1 Giglio. Dantes is imprisoned when a suspicious letter is sent to Villefort
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