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    In the beginning, he shows he is honest, kind, and is about to marry his fiancé (Mercedes). Which are the traits of a romantic hero. But when he goes to Chateau d’lf, he becomes bitter and vengeful. Along with Edmond is Abbe Faria, which was his mentor while he was in Chateau d’lf. The Abbe Faria taught him math, reading, writing, science, history, and sword fighting. This how he became intelligent so that he could plan all of the revenge against his enemies. ”Economics is a science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of commodities.”(The Count of Monte Cristo) This shows that he is getting stronger in learning and becoming more knowledgeable which means he is an epic hero. He is also self-sacrificing like Thor. Near the end of the story, he sacrifices his life with Morrel.”God forgive me, but I think that I am as weary of life as you are, and while the opportunity presents itself…”(Count of Monte Cristo, chapter…

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    where he bloodies his hands on both the wicked and the innocent. Dantes’s journey teaches us to that although people can regret and resent living because of past actions, you can still rebound back to live the life you were meant to live. Imprisoned for life, Dantes has years upon years to think whatever went wrong, and discovers the only way to make this right would be vengeance. Directly following his imprisonment and pleads to speak with the governor, he gets thrown into solitary…

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    The count of Monte Cristo By alexander Dumas Abbe Faria was a kind, generous and father-like man. He used his knowledge for the greater good. Alexander Dumas, the author of, “The Count of Monte Cristo”portrayed Abbe has a savoir and a teacher. Edmond Dantes was sentenced to jail for a crime he did not commit. While he was locked away, he was sure that he would never get out of jail. He lost hope in himself, and he began doubting everything about God. Edmond was lost; he only saw one way out of…

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    letter to Napoleon, from there delivering a message from Napoleon to one of Napoleon’s allies. Once imprisoned, Danéts meets a man named Abbe Faria in the dungeons of the Chateau d’If where he learns information crucial to him and his prison escape, but was cautious at first, for people thought he was a madman. Finally, after secretly conversing, Abbe Faria had gained Dantes’ trust and then he shows Dantés that he was imprisoned by his friends, leading him to seek revenge. The first choice made…

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    The environment affects the ways people react towards society and each other. In the prison of Chateau d'If, Dantes had occupied a cold, dark chamber with no human contact and received malnourishing food and little water which, if not already, drove him mad. Everyone around him refused to listen to the truth, with the idea infused in their heads that he was guilty and there was nothing more to him than a traitor. This jurassic change in environment tinted Dante’s optimistic views to a more…

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    The Count Of Monte Cristo

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    He doesn’t think he anyone can hurt him. He tells Villefort about the letter and that he was merely just doing orders from the dying captain. But Villefort, being a royalist, sees that the letter is going to his father, Nortier who is a bonapartist, so to help himself he has to burn the letter. Dantes is then locked in jail for a crime that he didn’t do. He is trusting Villefort, but all Villefort is doing is saving himself. It’s not until he is in the Chateau d’If that he realizes that people…

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    Abbé Faria plays a major role in the creation of debonair millionaire manipulator and vengeance-hungry Monte Cristo. While held in captivity at the Chateau d’If, Dantès befriends the political prisoner, Abbé Faria. Much to his surprise, the Abbé is remarkably intelligent; fashioning escape tools out of virtually nothing. Abbé Faria devotes his elongated prison sentence to writing his masterwork, the Treatise on the Prospects for a General Monarchy in Italy. He also agrees to teach Edmond the…

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    never committed. The only company he has for part of his imprisonment is an abbé named Faria. He teaches Dantés everything he knows and gives the boy the skills needed to turn him into a man. He gives Dantés hope and a chance to escape with millions of Roman crowns before he passes away from a deadly disease. This journal will evaluate Dantés’s state of mind while in jail, predict what Dantés will do with his money given to him by Faria, and question the abbé’s choice to give the inheritance to…

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    Edmond Dantes

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    In the captivating novel of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Edmond Dantes has dramatically changed over the course of the novel from a young sailor to a rich and powerful count. With many events leading up to this transformation Edmond learns that revenge does not always result in happiness the way it is planned. When putting trust into someone the outcome is always different. For example the reason Edmond gets put into prison is because Dantes but trust in the wrong people such as…

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    unrecognized by his enemies. This allows him to more easily gain vengeance on his foes. Another example of evidence that Dumas uses to create Dantès’ movement from innocence to experience is his intellectual level. As he was the first mate on the ship the Pharaon, Dantès had basic academic knowledge and great navigational skills. Soon after he was sentenced to the Château d’If, he meets a prison mate, Abbe Faria, whose cell is adjacent to Dantès’. Despite this, Dantes admits to Abbe Faria…

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