Edmond Dantès

friends, Edmond Dantes finds its best fitting to take it upon himself and the wrath of God to get revenge over all those who have wronged him. Edmond changes not only his personality but also his identity many times throughout the novel to seek revenge on his enemies. As his heart changes and his awareness around him becomes stronger, nothing can stop this man from seeking revenge until all justice is served. Edmond will do anything to finally see justice given to those who betrayed and wrongfully imprisoned him for 14 years. The first five chapters of the novel Edmond is portrayed as a naive man who had no worries. “He’s young and has no doubts about anything,” (Dumas 3). This quote shows that Edmond is worried about living in the moment instead of…

This historical context in this novel impacts the understanding of characters, plot, events, and conflict. The French revolution was taking place during the time in which Dantes was thrown into prison. Dantes had gotten himself thrown into jail because he was thought to be working for the Bonapartist party “with a letter to the Bonapartist party of Paris” (Dumas 23). They people around him were for King Louis XVI and despised the other party. Also this was during the time when food was becoming…

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…

In The Odyssey, Count of Monte Cristo, and Thor, all of the main characters have unique attributes or characteristics that makes the hero’s archetype. Homer’s Odysseus (The Odyssey), Alexander Dumas’s Edmond Dantes (The Count of Monte Cristo), and Kenneth Branagh’s Thor (Thor) are all main characters that have special attributes that make the hero’s archetype. Thor’s arrogance, strength, and self-sacrificing attitude make him an epic, and a romantic hero., Odysseus’s Intellect, bravery, and…

terrifying Napoleonic era, a bright young sailor named Edmond Dantès is on track for a successful and happy life. This is until four young men devise a plan to place him in the awful dungeons of the Chateau d’If. After fourteen long years, Dantes makes miraculous escape and starts a journey seeking revenge on the ones who brought his misery, and to reward those who supported him and his father. Throughout his life experiences, he has changed physically, intellectually, and spiritually. These…

In The Count Of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and a scene from Blessings by Mary Hall Surfaces, the two pieces of text show the common theme of importance of friendship, as both the protagonists, Jesse from Blessings and Edmond of The Count Of Monte Cristo, both face challenges and remain faithful because of friendly friendships they form. In The Count Of Monte Cristo, Edmond is a prisoner, wanting and hoping to get out of the prison he is in. The jailer, Dantes, starts to form a friendship…

Count of Monte Cristo protagonist Edmond Dumas takes a journey from innocence to experience. Author Alexander Dumas takes Edmond on a path to maturation. On Dantes path to maturation he goes through many obstacles and changes. Some of which involve Intellectual, Social, Spiritual, and also Wordly changes. Alexander Dumas (author of the novel) describes this journey in chronological order to take the reader on the path of Dantes maturation. Although, Dantes has poor education he turns…

Jamie Nguyen English I Honors Mrs. Reedy 4 October 2015 Dantes’s Revenge According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the definition of revenge is “to avenge (as oneself) usually by retaliating in kind or degree, or “to inflict injury in return for.” The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is an intricate story written about obsession and revenge. Falsely accused for treason and also being a Bonapartist, Dantes was arrested on the day of his wedding. He was imprisoned on the island…

land to who led France. Was it King Louis or Napoleon? “In 1814, the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to the island of Elba of the coast of Italy, Fearing an attempt to rescue him his British captors would shoot anyone who came ashore.” (1:10). In 1815, Edmond Dantès, second mate of a French trading ship, and his friend Fernand Mondego, a representative of the shipping company, go to the Island of Ebla…

In the classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexander Dumas, which is set in the early the early 1800’s Edmond Dantes, whose alias is the Count of Monte Cristo, is wrongly accused by his enemies of treason. Edmond Dantes is betrayed by four enemies who accuse him of treason, and he rightfully implements his vengeance. All of his enemies, Fernand, Danglars, Caderousse, and Villefort, deliberately betray Dantes in order to satisfy their own selfish greed, sending Dantes into a secret…