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In Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo, there are various influences on the book, from the literary influences to the biographical influences. Some of these influences are Dumas’ father, the French Romanticism Period, and the story of Pyramus and Thisbe from Greek Mythology. One of the largest influences on The Count of Monte Cristo was Dumas’ father. Dumas’ father was a general with Napoleon in the 1790s. “But when the general left the ranks for France, he was captured, imprisoned and poisoned by…

After being betrayed by his 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…

person whom they like, a relationship they know about, and/ or a physical attraction. Most do not think of the different types of affection, love of one's self, love for a child, love of appearance, and love of the mind. In the novel The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas, the reader can clearly identify fondness is important. Although she had experienced hardship and loss, the character Mercedes had experienced true affection from Fernand, Edmond, and Albert. It is clearly shown Mercedes…

protect. Living in a world where governments and society in general are corrupted, it is easy to lose sense of what is right or wrong, and sometimes it is necessary to take justice into one's own hands. Such is the case of Edmond Dantes in "The Count of Monte Cristo" and V in "V for Vendetta", once honest and good men consumed by pain, disappointment, and hate who engage in a vendetta against those who destroyed their life. The success of both characters' revenge is achieved differently because…

willing to try and conceive an act of justice must rip layer by layer to fulfillingly receive balance. In the novel “The Count Of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas is a transformation story from Edmond Dantes a previously pure and warm-hearted sailor thrown through the corrupt set of emotions and…

reach the point of which even innocent people are wounded. Imagine the feeling once you realize you are a cold-blooded killer after realizing what you have done after the fact. This situation is used many times in Alexandre Dumas’s novel, The Count of Monte Cristo. In Alexandre Dumas’ novel, the protagonist Edmond Dantes, is plotted against, framed, and thrown into a prison by his fake friends. Driven by the anger at his unlawful imprisonment, Dantes sets on a journey to punish those who plotted…

Throughout the course of The Count of Monte Cristo, the limitations of human justice versus the equity of divine justice are revealed as Dantes seeks revenge against Caderousse, Fernand, Villefort, and Danglars. In the beginning of his quest for revenge, upon receiving Abbe Faria’s fortune, which Dantes believes is due to divine intervention, Dantes views himself as an agent of Providence, believing he is acting out God’s will in punishing each of the conspirators; however, before he even…

In the novel The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas, Edmond Dantes, an honorable and ingenuous man, falls victim to jealousy, selfishness and corruption. Set during the Napoleonic era of the 17th century, the villains, Caderousse, Fernand, Villefort and Danglars, all contribute to falsely sentence Dantes to spend his life in the Châtea D’If. After sixteen years in jail, Dantes escapes and rightly seeks revenge on those who wronged him. Since his vengeance directly targets his enemies’…

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 inhuman and hateful way. The authors use imagery to show that revenge can give a person a taste of their own medicine. In the Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Dantés gets framed by his friends and ends up in jail, so he plans to take revenge now.…

political and social changes. During his campaign, he was a strongly criticized the liberalization policies imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in some countries in the region. In 1990, Fujimori was able to defeat the Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, the favorite candidate of traditional Peruvian…