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    his. The main character of this story is Edmond Dantes. He was a kind and loving man who just wanted to live a peaceful life but because of sudden turn of events, became bitter and had seek for vengeance. Then there is Mercedes, his first love and fiancée though marries another man. Monsieur Morrel…

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    Fourteen years. I was trapped in a place no one could ever imagine being stuck in for fourteen years. When I was placed in the dark, dreary Chateau d’If, it hurt me greatly. Being in there messed with me, physically and mentally. I was so depressed that my only resort to finally being free and at peace was to starve myself to death. It did not work, fortunately, because I met Abbe Faria, one of my dearest friends that taught me everything I know today. He taught me how to read and write and…

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    Edmond Dantès, the protagonist, is the epiphany of innocence during a time of immense turmoil. His journey from a freeman and soon-to-be husband into a prison of the state then into one of the most powerful men in Paris. This shows the jealousy and cruelty of humans while also establishing the gay youth of Edmond. He is betrayed by those whom he was meant to trust the most and painted into a Bonapartist. Still though, he dreams of the days he wishes to spend with his love. He still has hopes…

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    is falsely accused and imprisoned. In the movie The Count of Monte Cristo’s the protagonist Edmond Dante is decived by his falsely claimed best friend which in return leads him to be falsely accused and imprisoned as well. Men full of hope and freedom withstood tragic amounts of physical and emotional suffering but still remained hopeful in life. The two men in the films Andy Dufresne and Edmond Dantes suffered substantial amounts in confinement, although the films time periods are about 140…

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    similar to the background of Edmond Dantés. He is convicted on charges relating to conspiring with Napoleon. As spoken by Villefort regarding Dantés as a Bonapartist: “‘[Dantés] had made a secret trip to the Isle of Elba. The…

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    illustrious novel The Count of Monte Cristo, a young man who upon the point of making a success in life, suffers as a result of his imprisonment by men filled with envy, and over the course of time, forms a heart consumed and fueled by vengeance. Edmond Dantès, also known as the Count of Monte Cristo, undergoes years of suffering in the Chateau d’If to eventually achieve his vengeance with the aid of God’s hand. providence constructs the foundations of the Count’s vengeance, and also supports…

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    the result of long-prepared plans for justice by the title character, also known as Edmond Dantès. As Dantès, disguised as Abbé Busoni, narrates his fate to one of his enemies, Caderousse, he comments that “There are times when God’s justice tarries for a while and it appears to us that we are forgotten by Him, but the time always comes when we find it not so, and here is the proof.” (p. 162) For instance, Dantès’ false imprisonment is avenged over the period of many years as each antagonist…

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    how can you help yourself, how can you defend yourself if you are totally innocent... The life of Edmond Dantes also known as The Count of Monte Cristo is definitely admirable. Though his life starts by being down. At first he is a man who knows nothing. A man who follows. A man full of love. But sooner his heart is filled with hatred. His mind only says "REVENGE". Sometimes in our life we are like Edmond. Our hearts are full hatred, anger and revenge. And there comes a time, when our faith is…

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    The theme of the story “The Count of Monte Cristo” is hope. The theme of the story “Blessings” is friendship. In the story "The Count of Monte Cristo", the story develops the theme of hope. Edmond Dantes is locked in a prison cell. He begins to hear noises coming from the wall. In the text it says "Edmond still heard the sound.…

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    “Sometimes you have to give people a taste of their own medicine.”-Unknown. For example, Edmond Dantés is a young man who gets put in jail for a crime he didn’t commit, but he comes back out as a person who is thirsty for revenge. The worst part is, it’s the people he would never expect. In The Count of Monte Cristo and “The Cask of Amontillado”, each author applies imagery and details to convey the idea that revenge can give a person a taste of their own medicine even if it’s in the most…

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