The Count of Monte Cristo Chapter 1 The people are expecting the ship Pharaon. They think an accident must have happened Theres a letter Danglars thought Dantes had Dantes goes to see his father and fiancée Chapter 2 Dantes ran to his father‚ yelling His father is pale and sickly Dantes asks if he is ill‚ no just startled Dantes informs his father that the captain of the ship died and he is to take his place His father had to live on practically no money for months Dantes goes to see
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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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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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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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1. Edmond wears a few masks throughout the Count of Monte Cristo. In some parts he hides his true feelings about people and in some parts he openly confronts them. The people in the Masque of the Red Death shadow a mask over them. They fear death yet they try to hide it. 2. What kinds of masks do people wear? Why? People wear all kinds of masks. They wear masks to hide their love or admirations for people. They wear masks to try to act cool and easy going because they’re insecure. Girls and
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Edmond Dantes‚ once a kind-hearted‚ well-respected sailor and man‚ dramatically developed into a hateful‚ vengeful man. In the beginning of the novel‚ 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
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-“Half-past one only?” said he. “Why the devil do you rouse me at this hour?” {Alexandre Dumas‚ the Count Monte Cristo} (A mild oath which called on the Devil /In heaven’s name/why the dickens/why in the world/why on God’s green earth/why the hell/ why the deuce/ why in tarnation [damnation]) {Oxford Thesaurus} -Why in the name of everything infernal do you want me to be ambassador? -I kept my eye on her after that‚ for I knew there was some devilry in the wind. I saw them from time to time‚ for
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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 hatred
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Compare and Contrast Essay Shawshank Redemption and Count of Monte Cristo Word Count: 821 In the film Shawshank Redemption (SSR) the protagonist Andy Defrense is accused of killing his wife and her lover though he had no recollection of doing so and therefore he is falsely accused and imprisoned. However In the film The Count of Monte Cristo (CRC) Edmond Dantes‚ the protagonist is betrayed by his friends which subsequently leads him to be also falsely accused and imprisoned. After years of
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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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