Although his personality vastly adjusts to fit his new standpoint of life, when Dantes becomes the Count of Monte Cristo he still illustrates these characteristics of Wait and Hope, which are demonstrated as well by many minor characters including Julie Morrel and Valentine de Villefort specifically. For instance, on page 365 The Count begs Maximillian to take upon himself a desire to Wait and Hope for Valentine's health and safety while The Count displays his hope that he can save her. He declares, "You love her! ... Ah, for your sake I must save her! I tell you to hope. Do you understand me? Remember that I never utter a falsehood, and am never deceived. It is early, Maximilian; thank heaven that you came at noon rather than in the evening
…show more content…
On page 222 Julie reveals her feeling toward this time, and states, "We are very happy, monsieur, ... but we have also known unhappiness, and few have ever undergone more bitter sufferings than ourselves." From this, we can determine that Julie had to act with hope as she waited for the end of her, "bitter sufferings." This we can gather, based also on her story from the beginning of the book, as she sought all possible options and hoped for the best despite what appeared to be an imminent bitter end to life as she knew it, thus acting as another example of the theme. Valentine is another example of a female character in the novel who exists living by Wait and Hope. "'Who can say whether we shall ever see [Dantes and Haydee] again?' said Morrel with tearful eyes. 'Maximilian," replied Valentine, "has not the count just told us that all human wisdom was contained in these two words, 'Wait and hope.''" Found on page 423 this describes the words Valentine uses to comfort Maximilian, that they shall see their friends again. In these words, Valentine expresses her use of her own
On page 222 Julie reveals her feeling toward this time, and states, "We are very happy, monsieur, ... but we have also known unhappiness, and few have ever undergone more bitter sufferings than ourselves." From this, we can determine that Julie had to act with hope as she waited for the end of her, "bitter sufferings." This we can gather, based also on her story from the beginning of the book, as she sought all possible options and hoped for the best despite what appeared to be an imminent bitter end to life as she knew it, thus acting as another example of the theme. Valentine is another example of a female character in the novel who exists living by Wait and Hope. "'Who can say whether we shall ever see [Dantes and Haydee] again?' said Morrel with tearful eyes. 'Maximilian," replied Valentine, "has not the count just told us that all human wisdom was contained in these two words, 'Wait and hope.''" Found on page 423 this describes the words Valentine uses to comfort Maximilian, that they shall see their friends again. In these words, Valentine expresses her use of her own